semiconductor device, semiconductor unit, semiconductor - a conductor made with semiconducting material

atomic number 32, Ge, germanium - a brittle gray crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs in germanite and argyrodite

atomic number 14, silicon, Si - a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors

conductor - a substance that readily conducts e.g. electricity and heat

micro chip, microchip, silicon chip, chip - electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit

conductor - a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc.

crystal rectifier, junction rectifier, semiconductor diode, diode - a semiconductor that consists of a p-n junction

n-type semiconductor - a semiconductor in which electrical conduction is due chiefly to the movement of electrons

p-type semiconductor - a semiconductor in which electrical conduction is due chiefly to the movement of positive holes

thermal resistor, thermistor - a semiconductor device made of materials whose resistance varies as a function of temperature; can be used to compensate for temperature variation in other components of a circuit

electronic transistor, junction transistor, transistor - a semiconductor device capable of amplification

semiconducting material, semiconductor - a substance as germanium or silicon whose electrical conductivity is intermediate between that of a metal and an insulator; its conductivity increases with temperature and in the presence of impurities