Definition of "microelectronics" [microelectronics]

• The branch of electronics that deals with miniature components. (noun)

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• "The miniaturization that is constantly underway in microelectronics has been pushed so far in this case that these transistors are being built atom by atom, with incredible precision, and in such a way that electrons are trapped between two layers of atoms and are unable to move sideways."
• "Sarant was put to work with Barr, and together, Usdin says, the men "played a catalytic role in creating Soviet microelectronics.""
• "Consider what followed: the creation of the electric power grid, television and telecommunications, the revolutions in microelectronics and computation, and much more."