Semiconductor
noun
A material that allows electricity to flow sometimes but not always.
Silicon is the most common semiconductor used in electronics.
Often appears as...
- silicon semiconductor
- semiconductor device
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Technical
noun
A company that makes semiconductors.
Intel is a leading semiconductor company.
Often appears as...
- semiconductor manufacturing
- semiconductor industry
noun
A material that allows electricity to flow sometimes but not always.
Silicon is the most common semiconductor used in electronics.
Often appears as...
- silicon semiconductor
- semiconductor device
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A company that makes semiconductors.
Intel is a leading semiconductor company.
Often appears as...
- semiconductor manufacturing
- semiconductor industry
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Electricity Flow
Semiconductors control the flow of electricity, acting like a switch between conductors and insulators.
Germanium is another semiconductor that helps regulate electricity in circuits.
Pro Tip 2/3Tech Essential
Semiconductors are critical in technology, powering everything from phones to computers.
Without semiconductors, our smartphones wouldn't function.
Pro Tip 3/3Silicon Popularity
While there are many materials, silicon is the most widely used semiconductor in technology.
Silicon semiconductors are at the heart of computer chips.
Pro Tip 1/3Electricity Flow
Semiconductors control the flow of electricity, acting like a switch between conductors and insulators.
Germanium is another semiconductor that helps regulate electricity in circuits.
Pro Tip 2/3Tech Essential
Semiconductors are critical in technology, powering everything from phones to computers.
Without semiconductors, our smartphones wouldn't function.
Pro Tip 3/3Silicon Popularity
While there are many materials, silicon is the most widely used semiconductor in technology.
Silicon semiconductors are at the heart of computer chips.
Pro Tip 1/3Electricity Flow
Semiconductors control the flow of electricity, acting like a switch between conductors and insulators.
Germanium is another semiconductor that helps regulate electricity in circuits.
Pro Tip 2/3Tech Essential
Semiconductors are critical in technology, powering everything from phones to computers.
Without semiconductors, our smartphones wouldn't function.
Pro Tip 3/3Silicon Popularity
While there are many materials, silicon is the most widely used semiconductor in technology.
Silicon semiconductors are at the heart of computer chips.
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Danny Hillis: The...
and software got in there that causes the centrifuges, in that case, to actually destroy themselves. Now that same kind of software could destroy an oil refinery or a pharmaceutical factory or a semiconductor plant. And so there's a lot of -- I'm sure you've read a lot in papers, about worries about cyberattacks
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to see whether it could learn anything. And what it realized by looking at the world through the eyes of these mavericks was that, actually, the same techniques and technologies which can be used to handle delicate semiconductors can also be applied to other fragile and easily contaminated materials,
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The promise of quantum...
of classical semiconductor computing. Classical computers operate everything is either yes or no, on or off, with no in between. They also operate serially; they can only do one thing at a time. Quantum computers operate probabilistically, and most importantly,
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semiconductors and of course we landed on the moon which has been one of those themes that happened because space exploration then became a part of our everyday lives we thought of space exploration and it impacted me it made a difference in my world I went
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How do solar panels...
Solar panels are made up of smaller units called solar cells. The most common solar cells are made from silicon, a semiconductor that is the second most abundant element on Earth. In a solar cell, crystalline silicon is sandwiched between conductive layers.
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Schrödinger's cat: A...
whether it's a conductor or an insulator or a semiconductor. Understanding how electrons are shared among atoms allows us to precisely control the properties of semiconductor materials, like silicon. Combining different semiconductors in the right way
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How transistors work -...
Tubes failed every other day, and in one hour, it consumed the amount of electricity used by 15 homes in a day. The solution was the transistor. Instead of electrodes, it uses a semiconductor, like silicon treated with different elements
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Catarina Mota: Play with...
Secondly, and just as important, innovation has always been fueled by tinkerers. So many times, amateurs, not experts, have been the inventors and improvers of things ranging from mountain bikes to semiconductors, personal computers,
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Mark Kendall: Demo: A...
with a technique called deep reactive ion etching. And this particular technique is one that's been borrowed from the semiconductor industry, and therefore is low cost and can be rolled out in large numbers.
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This Clown Philosopher...
Panama more it's unsanitary old mommy-o a target a casino in semiconductor material with tinea totowa extra refills passivity Madonna's economy yeah with
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Danny Hillis: The...
and software got in there that causes the centrifuges, in that case, to actually destroy themselves. Now that same kind of software could destroy an oil refinery or a pharmaceutical factory or a semiconductor plant. And so there's a lot of -- I'm sure you've read a lot in papers, about worries about cyberattacks
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Why Play Is Essential...
to see whether it could learn anything. And what it realized by looking at the world through the eyes of these mavericks was that, actually, the same techniques and technologies which can be used to handle delicate semiconductors can also be applied to other fragile and easily contaminated materials,
Video examples
The promise of quantum...
of classical semiconductor computing. Classical computers operate everything is either yes or no, on or off, with no in between. They also operate serially; they can only do one thing at a time. Quantum computers operate probabilistically, and most importantly,
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Want interstellar...
semiconductors and of course we landed on the moon which has been one of those themes that happened because space exploration then became a part of our everyday lives we thought of space exploration and it impacted me it made a difference in my world I went
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How do solar panels...
Solar panels are made up of smaller units called solar cells. The most common solar cells are made from silicon, a semiconductor that is the second most abundant element on Earth. In a solar cell, crystalline silicon is sandwiched between conductive layers.
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Schrödinger's cat: A...
whether it's a conductor or an insulator or a semiconductor. Understanding how electrons are shared among atoms allows us to precisely control the properties of semiconductor materials, like silicon. Combining different semiconductors in the right way
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How transistors work -...
Tubes failed every other day, and in one hour, it consumed the amount of electricity used by 15 homes in a day. The solution was the transistor. Instead of electrodes, it uses a semiconductor, like silicon treated with different elements
Video examples
Catarina Mota: Play with...
Secondly, and just as important, innovation has always been fueled by tinkerers. So many times, amateurs, not experts, have been the inventors and improvers of things ranging from mountain bikes to semiconductors, personal computers,
Video examples
Mark Kendall: Demo: A...
with a technique called deep reactive ion etching. And this particular technique is one that's been borrowed from the semiconductor industry, and therefore is low cost and can be rolled out in large numbers.
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This Clown Philosopher...
Panama more it's unsanitary old mommy-o a target a casino in semiconductor material with tinea totowa extra refills passivity Madonna's economy yeah with
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Richard Smalley
American Scientist
If we are ever to cross the 100-nano barrier in electronics, we need to develop nano structures that let electrons move through, as they do through wires and semiconductors. And these structures must survive in the real world of air, water, boiling temperatures.
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Bill Gates
American Businessman
In order for the United States to do the right things for the long term, it appears to be helpful for us to have the prospect of humiliation. Sputnik helped us fund good science - really good science: the semiconductor came out of it.
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Masayoshi Son
Japanese Businessman
People usually compare the computer to the head of the human being. I would say that hardware is the bone of the head, the skull. The semiconductor is the brain within the head. The software is the wisdom. And data is the knowledge.
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Ralph Merkle
American Scientist
Manufacturing takes place in very large facilities. If you want to build a computer chip, you need a giant semiconductor fabrication facility. But nature can grow complex molecular machines using nothing more than a plant.
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Tatiana Schlossberg
Computers and cellphones - which require semiconductors and microchips to work - have become so essential to life all over the world that it's easy to ignore the problems with building them.
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Henry Samueli
American Businessman
The high-tech business, the semiconductor business, it's very competitive. You're out there every day slugging it out, no different from players slugging it out on the ice.
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Jack Kilby
American Scientist
I think it's doing very well. I'm pleased to see the concentration on semiconductors. I think this will help.
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Antonio Perez
Spanish Statesman
Digital imaging is as much about chemistry as it is about semiconductors.
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Lisa Su
Taiwanese Businesswoman
I've spent my entire career in semiconductors.
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Louis Navellier
American Businessman
I still love the semiconductor industry.
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Richard Smalley
American Scientist
If we are ever to cross the 100-nano barrier in electronics, we need to develop nano structures that let electrons move through, as they do through wires and semiconductors. And these structures must survive in the real world of air, water, boiling temperatures.
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Bill Gates
American Businessman
In order for the United States to do the right things for the long term, it appears to be helpful for us to have the prospect of humiliation. Sputnik helped us fund good science - really good science: the semiconductor came out of it.
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Masayoshi Son
Japanese Businessman
People usually compare the computer to the head of the human being. I would say that hardware is the bone of the head, the skull. The semiconductor is the brain within the head. The software is the wisdom. And data is the knowledge.
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Ralph Merkle
American Scientist
Manufacturing takes place in very large facilities. If you want to build a computer chip, you need a giant semiconductor fabrication facility. But nature can grow complex molecular machines using nothing more than a plant.
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Tatiana Schlossberg
Computers and cellphones - which require semiconductors and microchips to work - have become so essential to life all over the world that it's easy to ignore the problems with building them.
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Henry Samueli
American Businessman
The high-tech business, the semiconductor business, it's very competitive. You're out there every day slugging it out, no different from players slugging it out on the ice.
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Jack Kilby
American Scientist
I think it's doing very well. I'm pleased to see the concentration on semiconductors. I think this will help.
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Antonio Perez
Spanish Statesman
Digital imaging is as much about chemistry as it is about semiconductors.
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Lisa Su
Taiwanese Businesswoman
I've spent my entire career in semiconductors.
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Louis Navellier
American Businessman
I still love the semiconductor industry.
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