semiconductor

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UK /ˌsɛmikənˈdʌktə/ US /ˌsɛmikənˈdʌktɚ/

noun 2

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VERB + SEMICONDUCTOR

deal, employed, grappling

The company is grappling with semiconductor shortages that have disrupted production schedules worldwide.

SEMICONDUCTOR + NOUN

electrolyte, industry, manufacturer, shortages

The semiconductor industry faced major supply chain disruptions during the pandemic.

PREP.

in, with

Modern smartphones are packed with semiconductors that process information incredibly fast.

Definitions

noun

A substance with electrical properties intermediate between a good conductor and a good insulator.

Holonyms: chip, microchip, integrated circuit

Integrated circuits are made from semiconductors, especially silicon.

Ellipsis of semiconductor device.

Near-synonyms: chip, microchip, integrated circuit

The company supplies semiconductors to laptop, server, and smartphone manufacturers.

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Holonyms: chip, microchip, integrated circuit

Wiktionary

Integrated circuits are made from semiconductors, especially silicon.

Wiktionary

In this sense we are to understand the following table in which bodies are classed as conductors, semiconductors, and nonconductors; those bodies being conveniently designated as conductors which, whe

Wiktionary

Silicon is a semiconductor.

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An electrode is an electrical conductor used to make contact with a nonmetallic part of a circuit (e.g. a semiconductor, an electrolyte, a vacuum or air).

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Automakers are grappling with semiconductor shortages.

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