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Photobit was a pioneer in the development of complementary metal-oxide semiconductors, or CMOS, sensor-chips that measure light and convert the data into an image.
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Recently, a competing imaging technology known as complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) has come to the fore, largely because of its lower power requirements.
doggdot.us 2008
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Recently, a competing imaging technology known as complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) has come to the fore, largely because of its lower power requirements.
doggdot.us 2008
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CMOS is an acronym for complementary metal-oxide semiconductor.
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WTF is a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor setup utility?
miss-k2 Diary Entry miss-k2 2006
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Both teams are hoping their discoveries will fit within the present manufacturing framework — and can be built using the same techniques as silicon semiconductor chips technically, “complementary metal-oxide semiconductor,” or CMOS.
Slow Light Steps Closer to Optical Computing | Impact Lab 2005
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Both teams are hoping their discoveries will fit within the present manufacturing framework -- and can be built using the same techniques as silicon semiconductor chips (technically, "complementary metal-oxide semiconductor," or CMOS ).
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Both teams are hoping their discoveries will fit within the present manufacturing framework -- and can be built using the same techniques as silicon semiconductor chips (technically, "complementary metal-oxide semiconductor," or CMOS ).
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The big difference is the simplicity and potentially huge cost advantage of CMOS complementary metal-oxide semiconductor technology.
The Rule of Three Jagdish Sheth 2002
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The big difference is the simplicity and potentially huge cost advantage of CMOS complementary metal-oxide semiconductor technology.
The Rule of Three Jagdish Sheth 2002
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