Its meaning is tape Carrier Package, Mainly used on Intel Mobile Pentium MMX. Compared with the ordinary PGA pin array CPU at that time, the heating capacity of the CPU with TCP packaging technology is much smaller.

It can reduce the volume of additional heat dissipation device and improve the space utilization of the host computer. Therefore, it is often seen in some ultra-thin notebook computers.

However, because the TCP package directly welds the CPU on the motherboard, it cannot be replaced by ordinary users.