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microwave integrated circuit (MIC)

A microwave integrated circuit (MIC) is an integrated circuit (IC) designed for operation at frequencies of approximately 1 gigahertz (GHz) or more. Such components are physically small, in some cases having less than one square millimeter (1 mm²) of surface area.

An MIC can contain an entire electronic device on a single semiconductor wafer. Applications include:

Self-contained cellular telephones.
Receivers and transmitters for wireless systems.
Electromagnetic transponders.
Receivers for GPS (Global Positioning System) applications.
Collision-avoidance systems for automobiles and trucks.
Pollution detection and measurement devices.
Medical devices.
Imaging systems.
Robot control systems.

Related glossary terms: short message service center (SMSC), iPod, texting (text messaging or wireless messaging), podslurping (slurping), chucking, mobile-to-mobile convergence (MMC), cellular telephone (mobile telephone), keitai, mobile Internet device (MID), predictive text

This was last updated in July 2006

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