semiconductor
IPA: sɛmikʌndˈʌktɝ
noun
- (physics) A substance with electrical properties intermediate between a good conductor and a good insulator.
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Examples of "semiconductor" in Sentences
- In October he called the semiconductor-equipment sector "totally unpredictable."
- Well, at least Taiwan has strength in semiconductor knowledge which China can use and gain
- Reuters TSMC's chairman expects 5% growth in semiconductor industry revenue world-wide next year.
- Silicon Valley leads in semiconductor manufacturing, while Seattle is the software publishing capital.
- For six years he taught a graduate course in semiconductor device physics at the University of California, Berkeley.
- PCMOS, which stands for probabilistic complementary metal oxide semiconductor, is a breakthrough that could boost performance of graphics on mobile phones, encryption and chips used inside medical implants without sucking as much power.
- But he also notes that the progress made in semiconductor manufacturing means that multiple functions can be combined on a piece of monolithic silicon that can cost less and create a smaller device — which means the dumber PC model could win out, even on smartphones.
- In almost all branches of electronics, computing, and telecommunications, awards made to the leading company jumped mightily from 2005 to 2006-by as much as 48 percent in semiconductor manufacturing, 60 percent in telecommunications equipment, and 65 percent in electronics.
- “Take the semiconductor and related devices industry: data indicate that while there has been an increase in semiconductor imports from China, from $729 million in 2002 to $2.1 billion in 2006, our semiconductor exports to China have boomed, going from $1.5 billion in 2002 to $5.8 billion in 2006.”
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