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Bandgap

Bandgap refers to a region of an element’s crystal’s electronic band structure through which electrons can’t pass.

Burn-In

Burn-in refers to a testing process where components are deliberately stressed with extreme conditions like high temperatures and voltages

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Capacitor

A capacitor is an electronic component that stores energy as an electrostatic field. It consists of two parallel conductors

Carbon Nanotubes

A carbon nanotube (CNT) is a molecule made of carbon atoms arranged in a cylindrical nanostructure.

Chemical Mechanical Polishing

Chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) is a technique used to smoothen and flatten surfaces at the nanoscale level

Chip

A chip – a microchip or an integrated circuit (IC) – is a tiny electronic circuit etched on a wafer of semiconductor material, typically silicon

Chip Architecture

In semiconductors, architecture refers to the instruction set architecture, a detailed set of rules and specifications governing how a chip processes data and executes instructions

Compound Semiconductors

A compound semiconductor is a material with electrical conductivity that falls between conductors and insulators

Czochralski Growth

Czochralski growth, also called the Czochralski method or technique, is a method for growing high-quality single crystals of various materials

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Design In

Design In is an approach in semiconductor manufacturing that breaks the silos between manufacturers, marketers, and end users

Diode

A diode is a semiconductor device that exhibits a nonlinear current-voltage relationship. it allows current to flow easily in one direction

Doping

Doping in semiconductors is adding a small amount of impurities into a very pure semiconductor material

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Electroluminescence

Electroluminescence is the emission of light by a material when subjected to an electric current or a strong electric field

Electron Beam Lithography

Electron beam lithography is a technique for creating high-resolution patterns on a semiconductor substrate by directing a beam of electrons

Eleven Nines Semiconductors

In the world of semiconductors, ‘Eleven Nines’ refers to a semiconductor with near-perfect levels of purity, specifically 99.999999999%

Epitaxial Growth

Epitaxial growth refers to depositing a thin, crystal layer on a crystal substrate, with a specific orientation.

Etching

In semiconductor manufacturing, etching is a crucial process that sculpts the intricate circuits on a silicon wafer

Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography

Extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography is a cutting-edge technique to manufacture modern computer chips

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Fab

In the world of electronics, a fab refers to a fabrication facility. This is a specialised factory that manufactures semiconductors

Foundry

A foundry is a factory that manufactures semiconductor devices like integrated circuits (ICs) for other companies

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Gallium Arsenide

Gallium arsenide (GaAs) is a versatile material with several properties that make it valuable in electronics

Graphene

Graphene is a wonder material consisting of a single atomic layer of carbon atoms packed in a honeycomb crystal lattice

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Hall Effect

The hall effect is a phenomenon when voltage is generated across a current-carrying conductor in a magnetic field

Hole

A ‘hole’ arises due to a missing electron in the valence band, which normally participates in covalent bonding between atoms

Hybrid Integrated Circuit

A hybrid integrated circuit is a miniaturised electronic circuit that combines different electronic components on a single platform

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Immersion Lithography

In semiconductor manufacturing, immersion lithography creates smaller and more intricate features on wafers

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Light-Emitting Diode

A light-emitting diode (LED) is a semiconductor device that emits light when an electric current flows through it

Lithography

Lithography is a critical process that uses light to transfer intricate circuit (IC) patterns onto a silicon wafer

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Microprocessor

A microprocessor is a complex, programmable integrated circuit (IC) on a single chip that can execute instructions

Moore’s Law

Moore’s Law is the observation that the number of transistors on a microchip doubles about every two years, leading to exponential growth in computing power

MOSFET

A Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor (MOSFET) is a fundamental building block of modern electronics

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N-Type Semiconductor

An n-type semiconductor is a type of semiconductor material that shows increased conductivity when donor impurities are introduced

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P-Type Semiconductor

A p-type semiconductor is a type of semiconductor material that shows increased conductivity when donor impurities are introduced

Photoconductivity

Photoconductivity is the phenomenon where certain materials become more electrically conductive when exposed to light

Photoelectric Effect

The photoelectric effect is a phenomenon where light knocks electrons out of a material, resulting in the emission of these electrons, called photoelectrons

Photolithography

In semiconductor manufacturing, photolithography is a process that uses light to transfer circuit patterns onto a silicon wafer

Printed Circuit Board

A printed circuit board is a thin board made of insulating material that has thin layers of metal (usually copper) bonded to it.

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Quantum tunnelling

Quantum tunneling is a phenomenon in quantum mechanics where a particle passes through a potential energy barrier that it classically should not be able to surmount

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Transistors

A transistor is a tiny but powerful electronic component that acts like a switch or an amplifier

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X-Ray Lithography

X-ray lithography is a high-resolution patterning technique to fabricate micro and nanoelectronic devices

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