consisting of semiconductor materials and components and related devices characteristic of or relating to the physical properties of solid materials especially electromagnetic or thermodynamic or structural properties of crystalline solids
Solid-state electronic equipment is made using transistors or silicon chips, instead of valves or other mechanical parts
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characteristic of or relating to the physical properties of solid materials especially electromagnetic or thermodynamic or structural properties of crystalline solids
No moving parts As in Rolltronics' solid-state memory in contrast to hard disks with several moving parts Solid-state devices are inherently more durable
Usually implies crystalline semiconductor materials used in the electronics industry
The branch of physics that studies the properties of materials in the solid state: electrical conduction in crystals of semiconductors and metals; superconductivity; photoconductivity. nnn
Electronic device that operates on the basis of the electric, magnetic, or optical properties of a solid material, especially one that uses a solid crystal in which an orderly three-dimensional arrangement of atoms, ions, or molecules is repeated throughout the entire crystal. Synthetic crystals of elements such as silicon, gallium arsenide, and germanium are used in transistors, rectifiers, and integrated circuits. The first solid-state device was the "cat's whisker" (1906), in which a fine wire was moved across a solid crystal to detect a radio signal. See also semiconductor
the branch of physics that studies the properties of materials in the solid state: electrical conduction in crystals of semiconductors and metals; superconductivity; photoconductivity
The branch of physics that deals with the physical properties of solid materials, especially the electromagnetic, thermodynamic, and structural properties of crystalline solids. Also called condensed matter physics. Branch of physics concerned with the physical properties of solid materials. It deals with the properties of crystal-lattice arrangements of atoms, and dislocations and defects in the arrangements. These structures are especially important in the study of the conductance of heat and electricity through solid materials
of, or relating to the physical properties of solid materials, especially electromagnetic, thermodynamic or structural properties of crystalline solids
Relating to the properties of solid, usually crystalline, materials including semiconductors Solid state science is often a mixture of physics, and chemistry, and materials science