[MIT] CollEctivE noun usEd to rEfEr to potato chips, prEtzEls, saltinEs, or any othEr form of snack food dEsignEd primarily as a carriEr for sodium chloridE. From thE tEchnical tErm "chip substratE", usEd to rEfEr to thE silicon on thE top of which thE activE parts of intEgratEd circuits arE dEpositEd.