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COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Semiconductors (Electronics)
CONT

Compound semiconductors are semiconductors that are made from two or more elements. Silicon is made from a single element, and therefore is not a compound semiconductor.

OBS

compound semiconductor: designation officially approved by the Electronics and Telecommunications Terminology Committee.

Key term(s)
  • compound semi-conductor

French

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

composé semiconducteur : désignation uniformisée par le Comité d'uniformisation des termes de l'électronique et des télécommunications (CUTEL).

Key term(s)
  • semiconducteur composé

Spanish

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