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半導体 (handoutai) Japanese meaning: semiconductor | Kotomora
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This factory manufactures semiconductors.
The semiconductor shortage affected automobile production.
Usage patterns 半はん 導どう 体たい を 製せい 造ぞう する to manufacture semiconductors
This factory manufactures cutting-edge semiconductors.
半はん 導どう 体たい が 不ふ 足そく する semiconductors to be in short supply
There is a global shortage of semiconductors.
半はん 導どう 体たい を 輸ゆ 出しゅつ する to export semiconductors
Japan exports a large amount of semiconductors overseas.
Kanji 半 half, middle, odd number 導 guidance, leading, conduct Opposites 導体 conducts electricity well, while 半導体 has conductivity only between that of a conductor and an insulator.
絶縁体 blocks the flow of electricity almost entirely, whereas 半導体 conducts it partially, sitting between 絶縁体 and a full conductor.
Etymology Sino-Japanese technical compound: 半 means 'half' or 'partial,' and 導体 means 'conductor,' giving the idea of a material that conducts only partly or under certain conditions.
半導体ウェハはんどうたいうえは
semiconductor detector; solid-state detector
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semiconductor disk; solid-state drive
laser diode; semiconductor laser
semiconductor integrated circuit
metal oxide semiconductor; MOS