How to Use semiconductor in a Sentence

semiconductor

noun

• Thanks to the miniaturization of semiconductors, the size of what can be launched has also shrunk.
  — David Zikusoka, Foreign Affairs, 2 Feb. 2024
• Three problems have dogged the idea that 2D semiconductors could take over from silicon.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 11 Oct. 2023
• The three-week 20-state tour kicked off last week when Biden visited a semiconductor factory in Durham, N.C.
  — Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2023
• GenX chemicals are made by the Chemours Co., which owns the trade name, to produce fluoropolymers used in semiconductor chips.
  — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 11 Apr. 2024
• Tokyo Electron, which makes semiconductors and chipmaking equipment, is up by over 140% over the past year.
  — Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 4 Mar. 2024
• In October, the U.S. launched sweeping rules aimed at cutting off exports of key chips and semiconductor tools to China.
  — Clement Tan, NBC News, 9 July 2023
• By that time, Paras had gotten a job writing code for a semiconductor company.
  — Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 14 Nov. 2023
• In the past year, the two nations have imposed tit-for-tat bans on the imports of chips, semiconductor equipment, and software critical for military use.
  — Will Daniel, Fortune, 13 Dec. 2023
• Aside from being a geopolitical pawn, Taiwan is known as the world’s top maker of semiconductor chips.
  — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 13 Nov. 2023
• During that time, the semiconductor sector has grown to dominate the company’s business in Malaysia.
  — Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
• In the countryside of Cambridgeshire, a British semiconductor start-up was ready to expand beyond its lab and open a manufacturing base.
  — Eshe Nelson, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2024
• Ayers, who lives in Lewisville, Texas, and works for a semiconductor chip manufacturer, called the service, which confirmed with the ferry provider that their tickets would be valid on the next one available.
  — Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2023
• That has been a godsend for the semiconductor industry—and also a big complication.
  — Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 7 Nov. 2023
• That segment is thriving despite a downturn in demand for semiconductors used in PCs and data centers.
  — Mike Rogoway | [e-mail], oregonlive, 4 May 2023
• But labor accounts for just 18 percent of the cost of semiconductor fabrication.
  — Heather Wilhelm, National Review, 25 May 2023
• Intevac, a maker of thin-film processing systems that can be used in the semiconductor sector, signed a long-term renewal of its lease for a headquarters site in the tech campus.
  — George Avalos, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2024
• Etched in the semiconductor is an array of pillars several hundred nanometers high.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 21 May 2023
• Thanks to the grant from the ON Semiconductor Foundation, students will learn how semiconductors are made through hands-on activities.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 29 Dec. 2023
• The trio of deals represent different parts of the tech sector: semiconductors (Arm), software (Klaviyo) and Internet (Instacart).
  — Byluisa Beltran, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2023
• The semiconductor industry is notoriously volatile and prone to boom and bust cycles.
  — Michael Cannivet, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
• That’s easier said than done, of course, with a global semiconductor shortage and the covid pandemic absolutely mangling supply chains over the past few years.
  — Justine Calma, The Verge, 12 May 2023
• Shares of Nvidia and other semiconductor companies slipped in morning trading.
  — Candice Choi, WSJ, 18 Oct. 2023
• The island produces the majority of the world’s advanced logic semiconductors, and any military escalations across the strait with China would be a heavy blow to the global supply chain.
  — John Cheng, Fortune Asia, 18 Mar. 2024
• The semiconductor shortage that emptied dealer lots in recent years is fading as inventories rose 70% since this time last year, according to Cox.
  — Wire Services, Dallas News, 12 Apr. 2023
• The news comes more than a year after the EU outlined ambitious plans to become a leader in developing and fabricating semiconductor chips.
  — Umar Shakir, The Verge, 25 July 2023
• Proponents say the change is needed to protect essential uses of PFAS in things such as medical devices and semiconductors.
  — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Feb. 2024
• The world’s largest contract chip manufacturer thinks a turnaround in the semiconductor market is finally near.
  — Jacky Wong, WSJ, 19 Oct. 2023
• Micron Technology, a semiconductor company based in Boise, Idaho, is preparing to open a day care across the street from its headquarters.
  — Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2023
• Last year, Biden imposed a sweeping set of export controls designed to block China’s access to certain kinds of semiconductor chips made with U.S. technology.
  — Richard Engel, NBC News, 29 June 2023
• The components will be used in Intel’s $20 billion semiconductor plant, which is being constructed northeast of Columbus.
  — David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024