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semiconductor device [1 record]

Record 1 2011-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Semiconductors (Electronics)
DEF

A device characterized by the flow of charge carriers within a semiconductor material.

OBS

semiconductor device: term standardized by the International Electrotechnical Commission.

OBS

solid-state device: this term is often used as a synonym for "semiconductor device", however it represents a broader concept including other static components but excluding devices which depend on electronic conduction in a vacuum or gas.

Key term(s)
  • solid state device

French

Domaine(s)
  • Semi-conducteurs (Électronique)
DEF

Dispositif caractérisé par le déplacement de porteurs de charge dans un milieu semiconducteur.

OBS

dispositif à semi-conducteur : terme normalisé par la CEI.

Key term(s)
  • dispositif à semi-conducteurs
  • dispositif à semiconducteurs

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Semiconductores (Electrónica)
OBS

Todos los semiconductores pertenecen a la categoría de los dispositivos [transistorizados], aunque no todos los dispositivos transistorizados (por ejemplo, los transformadores), son semiconductores.

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