ferroelectric
adjective
fer·ro·elec·tric
ˌfer-ō-i-ˈlek-trik 
: of or relating to crystalline substances having spontaneous electric polarization reversible by an electric field
ferroelectric
noun
Examples of ferroelectric in a Sentence
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In this concept drawing of a dendrite-like nanoscale device, voltage pulses applied consecutively to all five gates from left to right flip all electric dipoles in the ferroelectric insulating layer from down to up.
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IEEE Spectrum, 15 Mar. 2023
Boahen suggests that a string of ferroelectric capacitors could emulate a stretch of dendrite and replace the gate stack of a field-effect transistor to form a ferroelectric FET (FeFET).
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Mar. 2023
These require the insertion of a nanometer-thin layer of ferroelectric material, such as hafnium zirconium oxide, in the MOSFET’s gate stack.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 July 2022
Si/TiN ferroelectric capacitors as small as 0.16 µm², and solder reflow compatibility for the first time for this type of memory.
—Tom Coughlin, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021
The work was supported by the EU’s 3eFERRO Consortium project that was designed to produce new ferroelectric material Hf(Zr)O2 that makes FeRAM a competitive NVM candidate for IoT applications.
—Tom Coughlin, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021
But these researchers are using a new type of RAM—ferroelectric RAM or F-RAM—that erases the distinction.
—Christopher Mims, WSJ, 3 Oct. 2020
IEEE Spectrum, 15 Mar. 2023
Boahen suggests that a string of ferroelectric capacitors could emulate a stretch of dendrite and replace the gate stack of a field-effect transistor to form a ferroelectric FET (FeFET).
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Mar. 2023
These require the insertion of a nanometer-thin layer of ferroelectric material, such as hafnium zirconium oxide, in the MOSFET’s gate stack.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 July 2022
Si/TiN ferroelectric capacitors as small as 0.16 µm², and solder reflow compatibility for the first time for this type of memory.
—Tom Coughlin, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021
The work was supported by the EU’s 3eFERRO Consortium project that was designed to produce new ferroelectric material Hf(Zr)O2 that makes FeRAM a competitive NVM candidate for IoT applications.
—Tom Coughlin, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021
But these researchers are using a new type of RAM—ferroelectric RAM or F-RAM—that erases the distinction.
—Christopher Mims, WSJ, 3 Oct. 2020
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Word History
First Known Use
1935, in the meaning defined above
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“Ferroelectric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ferroelectric. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024.
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