Flip chip
noun
an electronic computer chip whose connections on one side are made simultaneously and automatically by placing the chip upside-down on the matching substrate and applying heat or pressure
Word Origin
1966
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- Flip-flop
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- Flip-flopping
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- Flip-flops
[flip-flop] /ˈflɪpˌflɒp/ noun 1. Informal. a sudden or unexpected reversal, as of direction, belief, attitude, or policy. 2. a backward somersault. 3. Also called flip-flop circuit. Electronics. an electronic circuit having two stable conditions, each one corresponding to one of two alternative input signals. 4. any of several similar devices having two alternative states, the […]