What is a microchip?
A microchip is a device that is about the size of a grain of rice that is placed under the puppy’s skin. It gives the puppy an identification number that is unique to each individual animal and can be registered with your information attached. This is a very effective means of providing positive identification in the event that a dog is either stolen or lost.
A microchip is a device that is about the size of a grain of rice that is placed under the puppys skin. It gives the puppy an identification number that is unique to each individual animal and is registered and can be used as a means of providing positive identification in the event that a dog is either stolen or lost.
A microchip is a tiny computer chip about the size of a small grain of rice which has a unique number programmed into it. It is injected under the animal’s skin and stays there for life. It is biocompatible, causes no tissue reaction, and responds only when a scanner passes over it. If the animal becomes lost, a small scanner passed over the skin reads the animal’s unique ID number. The number obtained is then checked against an Australia wide register (linked to a worlwide register) which will provide details of the animal’s ownership. Most veterinary clinics, animal welfare agencies, and local Councils have (or soon will have) scanners, and 24 hour phone access to the Australian Animal Registry.
A microchip is a small, electronic chip enclosed in a glass cylinder that is about the same size as a grain of rice. The microchip itself does not have a battery—it is activated by a scanner that is passed over the area, and the radiowaves put out by the scanner activate the chip. The chip transmits the identification number to the scanner, which displays the number on the screen.
A microchip is a small semiconductor used to relay information through specific electrical characteristics. In some cases, the words microchip and integrated circuit can be interchangeably. The microchip is at the heart of many electronics known today, including computers, cell phones and even microwave ovens. If you are reading this right now, chances are very good that you have a microchip to thank for it. The first microchip invented is credited jointly to Robert Noyce and Jack Kilby in 1958. Though both were working for different companies and coming at the invention from slightly different angles, the two companies decided both had part of the overall answer and decided to cross license their inventions to come up with one unified piece of technology that would revolutionize the electronics industry. The microchip, after being demonstrated in 1958, was first available commercially in 1961. The technology was quaint, compared to today’s standards. The first microchip held one trans
