silicon wafer

noun

A thin slice of silicon used to fabricate semiconductor devices such as integrated circuits.

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Meanings

nounsilicon wafer (plural silicon wafers)

plural silicon wafers

  1. A thin slice of silicon used to fabricate semiconductor devices such as integrated circuits.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 晶圓 /晶圆
  • 晶圓 /晶圆 (jīngyuán)thin slice of silicon
Finnish piikiekko
  • piikiekkothin slice of silicon
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APA

silicon wafer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silicon%20wafer

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “silicon wafer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silicon%20wafer.

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