silicon-based
Not carbon, elemental
Silicon-based describes something built on or around the element silicon.
Most commonly it refers to computer technology, since silicon is the foundation of semiconductor chips: silicon-based processors, silicon-based computing.
In science fiction, silicon-based life forms are hypothetical organisms that use silicon rather than carbon as their biochemical foundation—an alternative to the carbon-based chemistry of all known life.
Semiconductor signal switch
- microchipMiniature semiconductor processor
- waferThin crisp disk
- dopingProhibited athletic drug use
- integrated circuitMiniaturized semiconductor electronics package
diode · photovoltaic · solid-state · conductivity · lithography · etching · germanium · cleanroom
Compact computing circuit
- CPUMain computing chip
- motherboardComputer's primary circuit platform
- circuitryInterconnected electronic components
- hardwareMetal goods and fittings
processor · server · graphics card · memory chip · tech industry · data center · chip design · Intel
Crystalline silicon dioxide
- feldsparSilicate mineral group
- opalHydrated silica gemstone
- micaLayered silicate mineral
- flintSpark-producing sedimentary rock
chert · obsidian · granite · clay · sand · glass · crystalline · amorphous
Study of cosmic organisms
- xenobiologyStudy of alien organisms
- science fictionSpeculative fiction with technological themes
- alienNon-native being
- exoplanetPlanet outside our system
extraterrestrial · hypothetical · extreme environment · chemosynthesis
transistor
Semiconductor signal switch
integrated circuit · diode · photovoltaic · solid-state · conductivity · lithography · etching · germanium · cleanroom · foundry
microprocessor
Compact computing circuit
- CPUMain computing chip
- motherboardComputer's primary circuit platform
- circuitryInterconnected electronic components
hardware · processor · server · graphics card · memory chip · tech industry · data center · chip design · Intel · AMD
quartz
Crystalline silicon dioxide
flint · chert · obsidian · granite · clay · sand · glass · crystalline · amorphous · zeolite
astrobiology
Study of cosmic organisms
- xenobiologyStudy of alien organisms
- science fictionSpeculative fiction with technological themes
- alienNon-native being
exoplanet · extraterrestrial · hypothetical · extreme environment · chemosynthesis
silicon-basedcarbon-based
Containing life's key element
carbon-based life · organic · biological · biochemical · organic compound
silicon-basednatural
Not artificially produced
organic · biological · plant-based · bio-based · living
silicon, silicone, silica, silicate, base, based, basing, bases, basics