SUBCOMPONENT Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

subcomponent

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Recent Examples of subcomponent Its top chips, made by TSMC in Taiwan, require extreme ultraviolet lithography machines from the Netherlands’ ASML, which relies on German and Japanese subcomponents. —

Jared Cohen, Time, 18 Feb. 2026 It is designed to replicate the extreme heat flux present in fusion devices, targeting a steady-state heat load of more than 10 megawatts per square meter on subcomponent surfaces. —

Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026 The most common flaw was the poor quality of electronic subcomponents, specifically circuits. —

Dara Massicot, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2025 As Beijing tightens trade restrictions on exporting drones, many drone manufacturers are now working quickly to try to find ways to build drone subcomponents onshore themselves. —

Natan Linder, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025 The bill also includes strict provisions excluding projects that use any Chinese components, minerals or subcomponents for projects that start construction after the end of this year. —

Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 23 May 2025 However, that assumes subcomponents, like cameras, are still partly assembled outside the U.S. To put that into context, the base model for iPhone 16 Pro Max costs $1,199 to buy outright, with $125.90 added in local taxes in Louisiana, for instance. —

Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 22 May 2025 The team hopes to iron out any final wrinkles during the testing phase and conduct the initial experiments—just observing the up or down movement of antihydrogen—before CERN’s steady supply of antiprotons and positrons (subcomponents that make up antimatter) is cut off. —

IEEE Spectrum, 12 Oct. 2018

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Many devices integrate flash storage into their main logic boards and cryptographically pair it with other components for security, a practice popularized by Apple.

— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
And by the way, there’s a humanitarian component here as well in terms of fertilizer, food, and other aid agencies that need that open for the ongoing crises in Africa.

— NBC news, NBC news, 19 Apr. 2026