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flip chip

Syllabification: (flip chip)
Definition of flip chip

noun

  • a computer chip that is installed on a circuit board face-down, with connections formed by solder bumps rather than wires.

Origin:

1990s: from the fact that the chip is rotated 180 degrees from the traditional mode of attachment

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