also: シーモス
complementary metal-oxide semiconductor; CMOS
Technical term in electronics; refers to a semiconductor technology using complementary pairs of p-type and n-type MOSFETs.
This integrated circuit is made using complementary metal-oxide semiconductor technology.
CMOS sensors are widely used in digital cameras.
MOSFET is a specific type of transistor; CMOS is a circuit design style that uses complementary MOSFET pairs.
Bipolar transistors are an older semiconductor technology; CMOS is dominant in modern digital logic due to lower power consumption.
Full technical term; the standard Japanese expansion of CMOS.
Common English-derived abbreviation used in Japanese technical contexts.
Calque from English 'complementary metal-oxide semiconductor'. The Japanese term is a direct translation of the English components.