Category: TechnologyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: AdvancedRecommended for ★ UPSC
半導體
/bàndǎotǐ/Roman
English meaning: Semiconductor
Definition
Electronic materials that are key to computer chips, smartphones, and all modern electronics. Taiwan is the world's dominant producer of advanced semiconductors. TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) produces over 90% of the world's most advanced chips, making Taiwan's tech sector a critical geopolitical asset.
Example
“臺灣是全球最重要的半導體製造基地。”
In English: “Taiwan is the world's most important semiconductor manufacturing base.”
Literary Heritage
“人閒桂花落，夜靜春山空。”
/Rén xián guì huā luò, yè jìng chūn shān kōng./
“At leisure, the osmanthus flowers fall; in the still night the spring mountain is empty.”
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- Language
- 繁體中文
- Chinese (Trad.)
- Script
- Han
- Family
- Sino-Tibetan
- Speakers
- 30M