silicon carbide
noun
: a very hard dark crystalline compound SiC of silicon and carbon that is used as an abrasive and as a refractory and in electric resistors
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The money will be used to support the company's new silicon carbide factory in North Carolina that makes the wafers used in advanced computer chips and its factory in Marcy, New York.
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CBS News, 15 Oct. 2024
The goal of the project is to develop a prototype for high-voltage power modules that use silicon carbide, a wide bandgap semiconductor that can handle higher voltages and temperatures than silicon.
—The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 31 Oct. 2024
The high production cost is in large part due to the difficulty of growing silicon carbide crystals for the lenses and etching the waveguides to focus the projections onto your retina.
—Moin Roberts-Islam, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
The money will support its new silicon carbide factory in North Carolina that makes the wafers used in advanced computer chips.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
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CBS News, 15 Oct. 2024
The goal of the project is to develop a prototype for high-voltage power modules that use silicon carbide, a wide bandgap semiconductor that can handle higher voltages and temperatures than silicon.
—The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 31 Oct. 2024
The high production cost is in large part due to the difficulty of growing silicon carbide crystals for the lenses and etching the waveguides to focus the projections onto your retina.
—Moin Roberts-Islam, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
The money will support its new silicon carbide factory in North Carolina that makes the wafers used in advanced computer chips.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
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