also: はんどうたいウエハ
noun
semiconductor wafer
Technical term for a thin slice of semiconductor material used in the fabrication of integrated circuits.
半導体ウェハの製造には高度な技術が必要だ。
Manufacturing semiconductor wafers requires advanced technology.
ウェハ alone can refer to a wafer in general, including food wafers, while 半導体ウェハ specifically means a semiconductor wafer.
Compound of 半導体 (semiconductor) and ウェハ (wafer), a loanword from English.