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Silicon Valley
Hub of technology and innovation.
silicon carbide
Hard, heat-resistant semiconductor material.
silicon nitride
(chemistry) An inorganic polymer, of empirical formula Si₃N₄, used in ceramics and some transistors.
silicon dioxide
Chemical compound, primarily sand component.
Amorphous silicon
Non-crystalline form of silicon.
silicon wafer
Thin slice of silicon crystal.
Silicon Graphics
Silicon Graphics, Inc. (stylized as SiliconGraphics before 1999, later rebranded SGI, historically known as Silicon Graphics Computer Systems or SGCS) was an American high-performance computing manufacturer, producing computer hardware and software.
silicon chip
Semiconductor base for electronic circuits.
silicon oxide
Inorganic compound, primarily silicon dioxide.
silicon chips
Semiconductor devices for electronic circuits.
Polycrystalline silicon
Polycrystalline silicon, or multicrystalline silicon, also called polysilicon, poly-Si, or mc-Si, is a high purity, polycrystalline form of silicon, used as a raw material by the solar photovoltaic and electronics industry.
Crystalline silicon
Crystalline silicon or (c-Si) is the crystalline forms of silicon, either polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si, consisting of small crystals), or monocrystalline silicon (mono-Si, a continuous crystal).
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