semiconductor

【物】半导体

semiconductor

半导体

semiconductor

[物] 半导体

semiconductor

a substance, such as germanium or silicon, that has an electrical conductivity that increases with temperature and is intermediate between that of a metal and an insulatorThe behaviour may be exhibited by the pure substance (intrinsic semiconductor) or as a result of impurities (extrinsic semiconductor)

a device, such as a transistor or integrated circuit, that depends on the properties of such a substance.(as modifier)

semiconductor

1. a substance as germanium or silicon whose electrical conductivity is intermediate between that of a metal and an insulator; its conductivity increases with temperature and in the presence of impurities

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2. a conductor made with semiconducting material

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(substance-meronym) semiconducting material