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printed circuit board

[prin-tid sur-kit bawrd] / ˈprɪn tɪd ˈsɜr kɪt ˌbɔrd /
NOUN
silicon chip
Synonyms
STRONGEST
microchip motherboard
WEAK
PCB board chip gallium arsenide chip hybrid chip microcircuit neural network chip semiconductor chip superchip transputer wafer chip

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L.A. literature: In a durably famous metaphor for Southern California, “The Crying of Lot 49’s” heroine, Oedipa, compares the sight of a distant sprawling suburb to a transistor radio’s printed circuit board.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Elite Material is a manufacturer of copper-clad laminates and prepregs, and a mass lamination foundry for printed circuit board players.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

In this case, the researchers used polyaniline, also known as PANI, a synthetic polymer with conductive properties already used in applications such as printed circuit board manufacturing.

From Science Daily • Dec. 11, 2023

A printed circuit board maker, Unimicron Technology, in Shenzhen.

From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2022

But Rawlinson said the company was redesigning one printed circuit board to avoid any problems that could affect the supply of one chip in the medium term.

From Reuters • Sep. 29, 2021