semiconductor device

For information on semiconductor physics, see semiconductor. Semiconductor devices are electronic components that exploit the electronic properties of semiconductor materials, principally silicon, germanium, and gallium arsenide. Semiconductor devices have replaced thermionic devices (vacuum tubes) in most applications. They use electronic conduction in the solid state as opposed to the gaseous state or thermionic emission in a high vacuum.
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Noun
1. a conductor made with semiconducting material
(synonym) semiconductor unit, semiconductor
(hypernym) conductor
(hyponym) chip, microchip, micro chip, silicon chip
(substance-meronym) semiconductor, semiconducting material