semiconductor
semiconductor — 名詞
1. A solid substance, such as silicon or germanium, that can carry electricity unde
半導體材料
導電性介於導體與絕緣體間的固體
A solid substance, such as silicon or germanium, that can carry electricity under certain conditions but not as efficiently as metals do. Its ability to conduct gets stronger when the temperature rises or when small amounts of other substances are added to it.
Sirin used a piece of silicon semiconductor in her school science project to test how temperature affects electrical flow.
Sirin 在學校的科學專題中使用了一片矽半導體，來測試溫度如何影響電流傳導。
When the lab team heated the semiconductor material, its ability to carry electricity improved noticeably.
實驗團隊加熱半導體材料後，它的導電能力明顯提升了。
collocation: semiconductor material
Gallium arsenide is a common semiconductor that engineers use to build high-speed electronic components.
砷化鎵是一種常見的半導體，工程師用它來製造高速電子元件。
Without special semiconductor materials, the tiny chips inside a modern phone would not be able to function.
如果沒有特殊的半導體材料，現代手機裡那些微小的晶片就無法運作。
The factory produces pure silicon wafers that serve as the base for most semiconductor devices on the market.
這間工廠生產純矽晶圓，作為市面上大多數半導體元件的基底材料。
- semiconducting material
A more explicit term often used in scientific writing to avoid ambiguity with sense 2
文法句型
semiconductor + noun (semiconductor material, semiconductor industry)
用法筆記
Frequently used as an attributive noun before other nouns (semiconductor industry, semiconductor material, semiconductor device). In technical writing, sense 1 refers specifically to the raw material; use sense 2 when referring to a finished electronic component.
常見錯誤
2. A small electronic part or device, such as a transistor or diode, that is made f
半導體元件
用半導體材料製成的電子零件
A small electronic part or device, such as a transistor or diode, that is made from a semiconductor material and is used to control or direct the flow of electricity in computers, phones, cars, and other electronic equipment.
The technician replaced a damaged semiconductor on the circuit board to restore the computer's power supply.
技術人員更換了電路板上一顆受損的半導體，將電腦的電源供應器修復了。
Modern cars contain hundreds of individual semiconductors that manage systems from the engine to the headlights.
現代汽車內有數百個獨立的半導體元件，控制從引擎到車燈的各種系統。
collocation: contain semiconductors
Manuela's old radio stopped working because one of its tiny semiconductors had burned out after years of use.
Manuela 的舊收音機不能用了，因為裡面一個微小的半導體用了多年後燒壞了。
A single smartphone contains billions of tiny semiconductors packed tightly inside its main processor chip.
一支智慧型手機裡就有數十億個微小的半導體，緊密排列在主處理器晶片中。
Cole studied how different semiconductors behave when used in solar panels during his engineering internship.
Cole 在工程實習期間研究了不同半導體元件應用在太陽能板上的表現。
- semiconductor device
A more precise term preferred in technical documentation
- solid-state component
Broader category that includes all components made from solid semiconductor materials
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: sense 2 refers to a finished electronic component or device, not the raw material. Common in phrases like 'discrete semiconductor', 'power semiconductor', or 'semiconductor package'.