Semiconductor Unit (Noun)
Meaning
A conductor made with semiconducting material.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The diode is a simple semiconductor unit that allows current to flow in one direction but blocks it in the other.
- A transistor is a complex semiconductor unit that consists of three layers of a semiconducting material.
- The integrated circuit is a compact semiconductor unit that contains thousands of tiny electronic components.
- The microchip is a small semiconductor unit that contains an entire computer processor on a single chip.
- The thyristor is a type of semiconductor unit that is used to control the flow of electrical current in high-power applications.