Real Dictionary

integrated circuit
countable noun: An integrated circuit is a very small electronic circuit printed on a single silicon chip.

integrated circuit in American English
an electronic circuit containing many interconnected amplifying devices and circuit elements formed on a single body, or chip, of semiconductor material
noun: a circuit of transistors, resistors, and capacitors constructed on a single semiconductor wafer or chip, in which the components are interconnected to perform a given function

integrated circuit in British English
noun: a very small electronic circuit consisting of an assembly of elements made from a chip of semiconducting material, such as crystalline silicon

integrated circuit in Electrical Engineering
noun: An integrated circuit is a device that contains its own transistors, resistors, and diodes within itself.