semiconductors
Between conductor, insulator
Semiconductors is the plural of semiconductor, a material that conducts electricity more than an insulator but less than a conductor—typically silicon or germanium.
This property makes semiconductors essential to modern electronics; they form the basis of transistors, microchips, and integrated circuits.
The global economy depends on semiconductor supply chains.
Taiwan dominates semiconductor manufacturing.
Metalloid in electronics
- germaniumAtomic number thirty-two
- galliumElement thirty-one
- phosphidePhosphorus anion compound
- indiumElement forty-nine
cadmium · telluride · graphene · crystal · wafer · substrate · p-type · n-type
Grease-based flat plate printing
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
- implantationEmbedding into tissue
photoresist · cleanroom · foundry · wafer · die · yield · mask · stepper
Semiconductor signal switch
- diodeOne-way semiconductor
- LEDSemiconductor that glows
- thyristorFour-layer bistable semiconductor switch
- rectifierAC-to-DC converter
photodiode · laser · OLED · photovoltaic · varistor · thermistor · sensor · detector
Combining power measure
- electronNegative subatomic particle
- holeAbsence in matter
- carrierOne that transports
- mobilityCapacity for movement
resistivity · capacitance · current · voltage · quantum · tunneling · recombination · photon
Combined into a whole
- chipSmall broken-off piece
- microprocessorCompact computing circuit
- CPUMain computing chip
- GPUVisual processing hardware
memory · DRAM · SRAM · flash · ASIC · analog · digital · logic
Processing data mathematically
- smartphonesHandheld touchscreen computers
- automotiveRelating to motor vehicles
- sensorsDevices that detect input
- solarOf the star
lighting · telecommunications · medical · aerospace · defense · IoT · wearables · displays
Slang for excellent
- foundryMetal casting facility
- supply chainProduct delivery infrastructure
- shortageDeficient supply of necessities
- exportForeign-bound sale
tariff · Samsung · Intel · Qualcomm · AMD · manufacturing · outsourcing · onshoring
silicon
Metalloid in electronics
indium · cadmium · telluride · graphene · crystal · wafer · substrate · p-type · n-type · doping
lithography
Grease-based flat plate printing
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
implantation · photoresist · cleanroom · foundry · wafer · die · yield · mask · stepper · CVD
transistor
Semiconductor signal switch
- diodeOne-way semiconductor
- LEDSemiconductor that glows
- thyristorFour-layer bistable semiconductor switch
rectifier · photodiode · laser · OLED · photovoltaic · varistor · thermistor · sensor · detector · emitter
valence
Combining power measure
mobility · resistivity · capacitance · current · voltage · quantum · tunneling · recombination · photon · absorption
integrated
Combined into a whole
- chipSmall broken-off piece
- microprocessorCompact computing circuit
- CPUMain computing chip
GPU · memory · DRAM · SRAM · flash · ASIC · analog · digital · logic · register
computing
Processing data mathematically
- smartphonesHandheld touchscreen computers
- automotiveRelating to motor vehicles
- sensorsDevices that detect input
solar · lighting · telecommunications · medical · aerospace · defense · IoT · wearables · displays · robotics
fab
Slang for excellent
- foundryMetal casting facility
- supply chainProduct delivery infrastructure
- shortageDeficient supply of necessities
export · tariff · Samsung · Intel · Qualcomm · AMD · manufacturing · outsourcing · onshoring · geopolitics
- manufactured goodsautomobiles, appliances, auto parts, cars, trucks
- productsappliances, automobiles, cars, clothing, computers
- resourcesresources, money, natural resources, human resources, financial resources
- technologyelectronics, computing, computer, internet, social media
- electricityelectricity, battery, batteries, wire, wires
- electronicscomputer, resistors, capacitors, TVs, TV
semiconductorsconductors
Those who direct ensembles
insulators · metals · dielectrics · nonconductors · electrical insulators
- semiconductor chipMiniaturized electronic circuit
- semiconductor industryBusinesses making electronic components
- semiconductor fabricationManufacturing integrated circuits