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Definition: chip carrier
(1) The package that a chip is mounted in. See chip package.
(2) A chip package with connectors on all sides. See leaded chip carrier and leadless chip carrier.
An Old Chip Package
(2) A chip package with connectors on all sides. See leaded chip carrier and leadless chip carrier.
Chips like this old Motorola 6801 microcontroller used to be packaged in a housing with pins that plugged into a circuit board. Today most chips are soldered on top of the board (see QFP and BGA).