also: シーモス
noun
complementary metal-oxide semiconductor; CMOS
Technical term in electronics; refers to a semiconductor technology using complementary pairs of p-type and n-type MOSFETs.
この集積回路は相補型金属酸化膜半導体技術で作られている。
This integrated circuit is made using complementary metal-oxide semiconductor technology.
CMOSセンサーはデジタルカメラに広く使われている。
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.
Calque from English 'complementary metal-oxide semiconductor'. The Japanese term is a direct translation of the English components.