Difference between revisions of "Semiconductor"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A crystalline material such as [ | + | A crystalline material such as [[silicon|silicon]] or [[germanium|germanium]] which falls between good electrical conductors (i.e. [[copper|copper]]) and nonconductors (i.e. [[glass|glass]]). Semiconductors usually contain silicon along with germanium, selenium, gallium arsenide, zinc selenide and/or lead telluride. The term semiconductor is used generically to refer to integrated circuits and other solid state devices formed from semiconducting materials. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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semi-conductor (Br.); Halbleiter (Deut.); semiconducteur (Fr.); semi-condutor (Port.); | semi-conductor (Br.); Halbleiter (Deut.); semiconducteur (Fr.); semi-condutor (Port.); | ||
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* Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993 | * Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993 | ||
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* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | * ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | ||
| − | * Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, | + | * Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000 |
[[Category:Materials database]] | [[Category:Materials database]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:01, 30 May 2022
Description
A crystalline material such as Silicon or Germanium which falls between good electrical conductors (i.e. Copper) and nonconductors (i.e. Glass). Semiconductors usually contain silicon along with germanium, selenium, gallium arsenide, zinc selenide and/or lead telluride. The term semiconductor is used generically to refer to integrated circuits and other solid state devices formed from semiconducting materials.
Synonyms and Related Terms
semi-conductor (Br.); Halbleiter (Deut.); semiconducteur (Fr.); semi-condutor (Port.);
Resources and Citations
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000