How to Use semiconductor in a Sentence

semiconductor

noun
  • This is all tied, of course, to the semiconductor chip shortage.
    — Brett Molina, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2022
  • Branch also likes the semiconductor giants that supply the builders with the right tools.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2022
  • Thanks to the miniaturization of semiconductors, the size of what can be launched has also shrunk.
    — David Zikusoka, Foreign Affairs, 2 Feb. 2024
  • On Thursday, Joe Biden stopped in Syracuse to tout a new semiconductor plant.
    — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 31 Oct. 2022
  • That’s because Ukraine supplies about 50% of the world’s neon gas used to produce semiconductor chips.
    — Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2022
  • China is a big customer of the US tech and semiconductor market.
    — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Last year, the plant was mostly closed from March through October due to the semiconductor shortage.
    — Robert Channick, chicagotribune.com, 30 Mar. 2022
  • But supply chain problems have led to a semiconductor shortage, which means new EVs can be hard to find in some markets.
    — Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2022
  • That wafer will be sent to a semiconductor chip supplier, who will complete the finished chip.
    — Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Three problems have dogged the idea that 2D semiconductors could take over from silicon.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 11 Oct. 2023
  • The backlog has grown partly as a result of the global shortage of semiconductor chips and other parts.
    — Mark Maurer, WSJ, 16 May 2022
  • The three-week 20-state tour kicked off last week when Biden visited a semiconductor factory in Durham, N.C.
    — Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2023
  • The deal unveiled Tuesday marks one of the biggest takeovers in Taiwan outside of semiconductors.
    — Sarah Zheng, Fortune Asia, 14 May 2024
  • Chemicals produced at the plant are used to make, clean and polish semiconductor chips.
    — Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 30 Mar. 2022
  • His focus on the semiconductor bill drew only a smattering of claps from the Republican side of the aisle.
    — Annie Linskey, WSJ, 8 Feb. 2023
  • The nominal value of the deal had risen along with Nvidia’s share price amid booming semiconductor demand.
    — Robert Wall, WSJ, 8 Feb. 2022
  • Inflation skeptics point to things like a semiconductor shortage as evidence of the one-off nature of the rise in prices.
    — James Pethokoukis, The Week, 12 Jan. 2022
  • For just over a year, Huawei has rolled out smartphones featuring advanced semiconductors that should have been blocked by U.S. rules.
    — Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 18 Oct. 2024
  • GenX chemicals are made by the Chemours Co., which owns the trade name, to produce fluoropolymers used in semiconductor chips.
    — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 11 Apr. 2024
  • As the global semiconductor shortage eases, GM will come back on track.
    — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 5 Jan. 2022
  • The top and bottom are conductive contacts, while the middle is a semiconductor.
    — Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The semiconductor outfit lost close to $600 billion at the time, marking the largest ever single-day drop for a U.S. company.
    — Julie Coleman, CNBC, 24 June 2025
  • Tokyo Electron, which makes semiconductors and chipmaking equipment, is up by over 140% over the past year.
    — Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 4 Mar. 2024
  • In October, the U.S. launched sweeping rules aimed at cutting off exports of key chips and semiconductor tools to China.
    — Clement Tan, NBC News, 9 July 2023
  • Oregon has missed out on all the big new U.S. semiconductor factories announced over the past two years, but the state might be in line for a hefty consolation prize.
    — oregonlive, 9 Mar. 2022
  • The state has been a player in semiconductors for decades, with Intel’s presence dating back nearly 40 years.
    — Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2024
  • Getting new semiconductor factories up and running in the US can take years.
    — Catherine Thorbecke, CNN, 4 Oct. 2022
  • And semiconductor employment hasn’t grown meaningfully in the past two decades – even as the chips’ value has soared.
    — oregonlive, 10 Feb. 2022
  • Users deny wrongdoing As Broadcom works to ensure that people aren’t using VMware outside its terms, some suggest that the semiconductor giant is wasting some time by investigating organizations that aren’t violating agreements.
    — ArsTechnica, 26 June 2025
  • Billion-dollar semiconductor facilities like Micron's new plant near Syracuse.
    — Tim Ryan, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025

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