Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation complementary metal oxide semiconductor
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- initialism electronics Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor, Complementary MOS. (circuit production techniques)
- noun photography a CMOS based image sensor
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Micron's new 8-meg chip uses a new technology known as CMOS, which isn't traditionally favored by manufacturers in Japan.
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The Chicago Manual of Style also called CMOS by its users is one such style guide to be used as a foundation.
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CMOS (also known as CMOS-MEMS) in a small, cost-effective standard package, '' according to the filing.
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Abramowitz pointed out that Broadcom's 802. 11g chipset is all in CMOS, which is the least expensive integrated circuit manufacturing technique.
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In digital cameras, this is the metal film used on microchip image sensors - known as a CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor) - that detect light waves and convert them into digital signals.
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In digital cameras, this is the metal film used on microchip image sensors - known as a CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor) - that detect light waves and convert them into digital signals.
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I'll be the first one to admit that this one is a bit of a stretch as an issue for the next down cycle as the end of the Complimentary Metal/Oxide Semiconductor more commonly referred to as CMOS is probably 15-20 years out, and beyond that in mainstream markets with lower priced devices.
Silicon Valley Watcher - conversations and observations at the intersection of technology and media 2009
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The talk is entitled CMOS Integrated Silicon Nanophotonics: Enabling
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There’s a battery on the motherboard called a CMOS battery.
Kaboom « Whatever 2008
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The only thing I forgot was to reset CMOS which is something I always do on new builds.
Tech Support Forums - TechIMO.com Zoltar 2010
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