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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But Georgia Tech researchers have given it one more go and come up with a pretty straightforward way to make a semiconductor version atop a wafer of silicon carbide.
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IEEE Spectrum, 30 Dec. 2024
An Arkansas legislative panel on Tuesday endorsed the University of Arkansas' request for $7.3 million in state funds to use on the silicon carbide fabrication facility.
—Alex Golden, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
To be a successful semiconductor, diamond must outperform silicon and other materials like silicon carbide or gallium nitride.
—New Atlas, 30 Nov. 2024
The Energy Department, meanwhile, announced a $544 million loan to a Michigan company to expand manufacturing of high-quality silicon carbide wafers for electric vehicles.
—Fatima Hussein, Matthew Daly, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Nov. 2024
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IEEE Spectrum, 30 Dec. 2024
An Arkansas legislative panel on Tuesday endorsed the University of Arkansas' request for $7.3 million in state funds to use on the silicon carbide fabrication facility.
—Alex Golden, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
To be a successful semiconductor, diamond must outperform silicon and other materials like silicon carbide or gallium nitride.
—New Atlas, 30 Nov. 2024
The Energy Department, meanwhile, announced a $544 million loan to a Michigan company to expand manufacturing of high-quality silicon carbide wafers for electric vehicles.
—Fatima Hussein, Matthew Daly, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Nov. 2024
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“Silicon carbide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silicon%20carbide. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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