semiconductor
Silicon wafer component
A semiconductor is a material whose ability to conduct electricity falls between that of a conductor (like copper) and an insulator (like rubber).
Silicon is the most common semiconductor, forming the basis of nearly all modern electronics.
The term also refers to electronic components made from these materials, such as transistors and integrated circuits.
The semiconductor shortage disrupted global auto manufacturing.
Semiconductors enable computers, smartphones, and countless other devices by controlling electrical current with precision.
Metalloid in electronics
- galliumElement thirty-one
- germaniumAtomic number thirty-two
- crystalOrdered-atom solid
- waferThin crisp disk
substrate · lattice · sapphire · indium · phosphide · carbide · nitride · compound
Thin crisp disk
- lithographyGrease-based flat plate printing
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- cleanroomParticle-free manufacturing space
photoresist · oxidation · metallization · mask · stepper · foundry · Intel · Samsung
Semiconductor signal switch
- diodeOne-way semiconductor
- LEDSemiconductor that glows
- thyristorFour-layer bistable semiconductor switch
- rectifierAC-to-DC converter
photodiode · photodetector · sensor · actuator · MEMS
Hole-majority charge carrier semiconductor
- n-typeSemiconductor with electron majority
- dopantSemiconductor-altering impurity
- impuritySubstance degrading another's quality
- carrierOne that transports
hole · electron · junction · diffusion · implantation · acceptor · donor · concentration
Compact computing circuit
- CPUMain computing chip
- GPUVisual processing hardware
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- DRAMVolatile capacitor-based storage
SRAM · flash · ASIC · microcontroller · logic · nanometer · node · core
Combining power measure
- electronNegative subatomic particle
- holeAbsence in matter
- carrierOne that transports
- mobilityCapacity for movement
quantum · tunneling · recombination · photovoltaic · thermoelectric · electroluminescence · charge · Fermi
silicon
Metalloid in electronics
wafer · substrate · lattice · sapphire · indium · phosphide · carbide · nitride · compound · polysilicon
wafer
Thin crisp disk
- lithographyGrease-based flat plate printing
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
cleanroom · photoresist · oxidation · metallization · mask · stepper · foundry · Intel · Samsung · yield
transistor
Semiconductor signal switch
- diodeOne-way semiconductor
- LEDSemiconductor that glows
- thyristorFour-layer bistable semiconductor switch
rectifier · photodiode · photodetector · sensor · actuator · MEMS
p-type
Hole-majority charge carrier semiconductor
- n-typeSemiconductor with electron majority
- dopantSemiconductor-altering impurity
- impuritySubstance degrading another's quality
carrier · hole · electron · junction · diffusion · implantation · acceptor · donor · concentration · intrinsic
microprocessor
Compact computing circuit
DRAM · SRAM · flash · ASIC · microcontroller · logic · nanometer · node · core · cache
valence
Combining power measure
mobility · quantum · tunneling · recombination · photovoltaic · thermoelectric · electroluminescence · charge · Fermi · depletion
fab
Slang for excellent
- foundryMetal casting facility
- IntelSemiconductor corporation from California
- SamsungSouth Korean tech conglomerate
Qualcomm · AMD · supply-chain · shortage · R&D · patent · export · tariff · geopolitics · Taiwan
- Semi- wordssemicircle, semifinal, semitruck, semiannual, semiweekly
- materialsmetal, metals, wood, ceramic, fabric
- electricityelectricity, battery, batteries, wire, wires
- electronicscomputer, resistors, capacitors, TVs, TV
- industriesbusiness, factories, education, health, supply chain
- American InnovationEdison, Thomas Edison, Bell Labs, Silicon Valley, Wright brothers
semiconductorconductor
One who directs musicians
insulator · metal · dielectric · superconductor · nonconductor
- semiconductor chipMiniaturized electronic circuit
- semiconductor industryBusinesses making electronic components
- semiconductor fabricationManufacturing integrated circuits