How to Use dielectric in a Sentence

dielectric

noun
  • Each slab is surrounded by a high-k dielectric and a metal gate electrode.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 14 Dec. 2017
  • This pinches the space between them so only the high-k dielectric completely surrounds them.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 14 Dec. 2017
  • As for the waveguide, it’s made of a dielectric at the center, which channels the terahertz signal, surrounded by cladding.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 27 Dec. 2025
  • Different dielectrics separate the semiconductor from the two gates.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 21 Jan. 2020
  • As a result, the intrinsic silicon substrate below the plates and to a smaller degree the vacuum above the plates serve as the capacitor dielectric.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 7 Feb. 2022
  • There are several types of dielectric used in advanced CMOS and several steps that involve etching it away.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 25 May 2023
  • In ordinary silicon devices, charge can get caught in imperfections at the interface between the gate dielectric and the channel region.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 21 Jan. 2020
  • Depositing insulating materials on top of the 2D surface to form the gate dielectric is a true challenge.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 21 Jan. 2020
  • Some, such as hexagonal boron nitride, can act as gate dielectrics, having a dielectric constant similar to that of silicon dioxide, which was routinely used for that job until about a decade ago.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 21 Jan. 2020
  • This is related to the switching capability of the device and is governed by the quality of the interface between the transistor’s channel and its gate dielectric.
    — Richard Stevenson, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Jan. 2016
  • The researchers saw that there was a chance to improve the performance of a floating gate transistor because so much of its performance is based on its band structure and the interface between the transistor’s channel and its gate dielectric.
    — Dexter Johnson, IEEE Spectrum, 11 Apr. 2018
  • Silicon oxide managed to serve as an insulator for silicon circuits for many generations of chips, isolating components and reducing gate leakage currents, until high-K dielectrics took over the job a decade ago.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 11 Aug. 2017
  • In addition, greater control would be needed of the oxidation step (or any additional oxide deposition), ensuring good uniformity, high quality insulating high-K dielectrics.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 11 Aug. 2017

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