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Strictly speaking, a semiconductor is a material with an electrical conductivity between that of an insulator and that of a conductor. Semiconductors can be single elements such as silicon or germanium or compounds such as gallium arsenide or indium phosphide. In day to day usage, however, the term "semiconductor" more frequently refers to the components manufactured from semiconductor materials.

  • X400
    e-mail protocol used to carry EDI interchanges between partners and VANs
  • xDSL
    Digital Subscriber Line
    A Digital Subscriber Line provides Broad Band Internet services.
  • XMIT
    TransMiT
  • XML
    eXtensible Markup Language
  • XMOS
    High speed metal oxide semiconductor
  • X-ray lithography
    A lithography technique where x-rays are used to gain resolution.
  • XRF
    X-Ray Fluorescence
  • XTAL
    crysTAL