1. (noun) 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

• semiconducting material

2. (noun) a conductor made with semiconducting material

• semiconductor device
• semiconductor unit

1. (noun) 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

• atomic number 14
• si
• silicon
• atomic number 32
• ge
• germanium

2. (noun) a conductor made with semiconducting material

• chip
• micro chip
• microchip
• microprocessor chip
• silicon chip
• crystal rectifier
• diode
• junction rectifier
• semiconductor diode
• electronic transistor
• junction transistor
• transistor
• n-type semiconductor
• p-type semiconductor
• thermal resistor
• thermistor

1. (noun) 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

• conductor

2. (noun) a conductor made with semiconducting material

• conductor