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Record 1 2010-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printed Circuits and Microelectronics
  • Semiconductors (Electronics)
DEF

Greek for "arranged upon." The growth of a single crystal semiconductor film upon a single crystal substrate. The n-type layer of silicon deposited on the substrate and buried layer is epitaxial silicon. In IC technology, it is a multilayer structure. Pertaining to a single-crystal layer on a crystalline substrate, and having the same crystalline orientation as the substrate: e.g., silicon atoms condensed from vapor phase onto a silicon-wafer substrate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits imprimés et micro-électronique
  • Semi-conducteurs (Électronique)

Spanish

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