microcircuits
Miniaturized electronic pathways
Microcircuits are miniaturized electronic circuits, typically integrated onto a single semiconductor chip.
The term emphasizes small scale—components packed densely enough to be measured in micrometers.
The device contains microcircuits smaller than a fingernail.
In neuroscience, microcircuits refer to local networks of neurons that process information together.
Partial electrical conductor
- transistorSemiconductor signal switch
- siliconMetalloid in electronics
- resistorCurrent-limiting circuit element
- capacitorCharge-storing circuit element
diode · chipset · CPU · logic · integrated · wafer · substrate · fabrication
Atomic-scale manipulation science
- nanoscaleBillionth-meter dimension
- compactTightly packed together
- microscaleAt micrometer dimensions
- shrinkageDecrease in size
density · footprint · microscopic · scaling · Moore's law · lithography · precision · thin-film
Mutual joining of parts
- pathwayDesignated route for travel
- wiringInstalled electrical conductors
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- junctionPoint where things meet
interface · coupling · bonding · traces · vias · routing · nodes · buses
Signal-transmitting brain cells
- synapsesNeuron-to-neuron transmission points
- brainSeat of cognition
- axonNeuron's signal-sending projection
- dendriteNeuron's input branch
neural · synaptic · plasticity · hippocampus · neocortex · cerebellum · neurotransmitters · glia
semiconductor
Partial electrical conductor
- transistorSemiconductor signal switch
- siliconMetalloid in electronics
- resistorCurrent-limiting circuit element
capacitor · diode · chipset · CPU · logic · integrated · wafer · substrate · fabrication · photolithography
nanotechnology
Atomic-scale manipulation science
- nanoscaleBillionth-meter dimension
- compactTightly packed together
- microscaleAt micrometer dimensions
shrinkage · density · footprint · microscopic · scaling · Moore's law · lithography · precision · thin-film · microfluidic
interconnection
Mutual joining of parts
- pathwayDesignated route for travel
- wiringInstalled electrical conductors
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
junction · interface · coupling · bonding · traces · vias · routing · nodes · buses · contacts
neurons
Signal-transmitting brain cells
- synapsesNeuron-to-neuron transmission points
- brainSeat of cognition
- axonNeuron's signal-sending projection
dendrite · neural · synaptic · plasticity · hippocampus · neocortex · cerebellum · neurotransmitters · glia · neuroanatomy
- brain circuitsneural pathways, neural networks
- Microsystemsmicrosensors, microfabrication, micromachining, accelerometers, gyroscopes