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Polysilicon

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-004410

Polycrystalline silicon, a form of silicon composed of multiple small silicon crystals. It is widely used in the semiconductor industry as a gate electrode material in MOSFETs and as a conductive interconnect. Polysilicon is also a primary material for manufacturing solar cells due to its semiconductor properties.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-004410
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectIndustrial electronics
TranslationsGerman: Polysilizium; Spanish: polisilicio; French: polysilicium
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-004410",
  "term": "Polysilicon",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "Polycrystalline silicon, a form of silicon composed of multiple small silicon crystals. It is widely used in the semiconductor industry as a gate electrode material in MOSFETs and as a conductive interconnect. Polysilicon is also a primary material for manufacturing solar cells due to its semiconductor properties.",
  "subject": "Industrial electronics",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Polysilizium",
    "es": "polisilicio",
    "fr": "polysilicium"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/polysilicon/"
}

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