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silicone
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sil·i·cone
/ ˈsiləˌkōn/
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n.
any of a class of synthetic materials that are polymers with a chemical structure based on chains of alternate silicon and oxygen atoms, with organic groups attached to the silicon atoms. Such compounds are typically resistant to chemical attack and insensitive to temperature changes and are used to make rubber, plastics, polishes, and lubricants.
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v. [tr.] (usu. be siliconed)
join or otherwise treat (something) with a silicone.
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Silicon spreads like oil over nicknames of would-be high-tech centers.(Originated from Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 3/26/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...bespeaks the ever-growing cachet of Silicon Valley. It also bespeaks the poverty...the nation and world had been pronounced Silicon Something-or-Other. And as others watch with awe the latest surge of the Silicon Valley economy, more and more inevitably...
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Silicon photonics: Intel researchers challenge convention and demonstrate a world's first in silicon photonics.
Magazine article from: R & D; 8/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...impossible to get efficient light emission from silicon as it is an indirect band gap semiconductor. Using a silicon waveguide fabricated with standard CMOS...demonstrated the first continuous-wave silicon optical amplifier and laser based on stimulated...
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Silicon Laboratories introduces embedded modem development kit using ISOmodem and MCU technology; Industry leading hardware and software development platform eases design of embedded applications.
M2 Presswire; 7/19/2005; 700+ words
; M2 PRESSWIRE-19 July 2005-Silicon Laboratories Inc: Silicon Laboratories introduces embedded modem development kit...COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:19072005 AUSTIN, Texas - Silicon Laboratories Inc. (Nasdaq: SLAB) today announced...
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Silicon Laboratories Expands Leadership Team.
Business Wire; 9/17/2007; 700+ words
; ...Support Growth Strategy AUSTIN, Texas -- Silicon Laboratories Inc. (Nasdaq:SLAB...transmitter product lines. Prior to joining Silicon Labs, Mr. Garcia spent more than ten...key business." Mr. Thompson joined Silicon Labs in 2000 as a product manager for...
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Silicon Graphics Announces Key Technology Alliance With DisneyQuest - The Ultimate Interactive Adventure
PR Newswire; 6/18/1998; 700+ words
; ...Concept in Family Entertainment Using Silicon Graphics High-Performance, Real-Time...Calif., June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Silicon Graphics, Inc. (NYSE: SGI) today...an adventure for guests of all ages. Silicon Graphics' collaboration, through its...
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Silicon Laboratories Introduces World's Smallest, Lowest Loss AC Current Sensor; Reduces board space by 75% and improves performance.
M2 Presswire; 7/31/2007; 700+ words
; M2 PRESSWIRE-31 July 2007-Silicon Laboratories Inc: Silicon Laboratories Introduces World's Smallest, Lowest Loss...COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:30072007 AUSTIN, Texas. Silicon Laboratories Inc. (Nasdaq: SLAB), a leader in high...
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SILICON GRAPHICS AND MIPS COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANNOUNCE DEFINITIVE MERGER AGREEMENT
PR Newswire; 3/12/1992; 700+ words
; SILICON GRAPHICS AND MIPS COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANNOUNCE DEFINITIVE MERGER AGREEMENT Silicon Graphics Plans to Establish MIPS Technologies...MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Silicon Graphics, Inc. (NYSE: SGI) and MIPS Computer...
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Silicon Labs Ranked the Best Place to Work.
Business Wire; 7/7/2008; 700+ words
; AUSTIN, Texas -- Silicon Laboratories Inc. (Nasdaq: SLAB...hosted by the Austin Business Journal. Silicon Labs prides itself on being a company...handsets and portable medical devices. Silicon Labs' ability to attract premier talent...
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SILICON GRAPHICS: Silicon Graphics' supercomputers lead way on list of world's most powerful computers
M2 Presswire; 6/25/1998; 700+ words
; M2 PRESSWIRE-25 June 1998-SILICON GRAPHICS: Silicon Graphics' supercomputers lead the way on list of world...computers (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:230698 Silicon Graphics has announced that, in an independent listing...
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Silicon Genesis Corporation's First Public Disclosure of a New Thin Layer-Transfer Process for the Microelectronics Industry.
Business Wire; 10/5/1998; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 5, 1998--Silicon Genesis Corporation today made the first...microelectronics industry, such as fabricating silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafers. This...California at Berkeley and co-founder of Silicon Genesis. Dr. Chung Chan, the developer...
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Silicon (revised)
Book article from: Chemical Elements: From Carbon to Krypton
SILICON (REVISED) Note: This article, originally...in 2006 for the eBook edition. Overview Silicon is a member of Group 14 (IVA) in the...chemical elements are related to one another. Silicon is also part of the the carbon family...
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Silicon
Book article from: How Products Are Made
Silicon Background Second only to oxygen, silicon is the most abundant element in Earth's crust. It is found...sand, clays and soils, combined with either oxygen as silicon dioxide, or with oxygen and other elements as silicates...
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Silicon Graphics Incorporated
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Silicon Graphics Incorporated 2011 North Shoreline...Equipment Nee; 7372 Prepackaged Software Silicon Graphics Incorporated is one of the leading...an exemplary, perhaps even archetypal, Silicon Valley success story. Founded by a high...
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Silicon Valley
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
SILICON VALLEY SILICON VALLEY, located around Santa Clara and San Jose, California, is...in advanced electronic and information technologies. First called "Silicon Valley" in 1971 by a local newsletter writer, Donald C. Hoefler...
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silicon
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
silicon nonmetallic chemical element; symbol Si...at 25°C; valence usually +4. Silicon is the element directly below carbon and...in many ways it resembles germanium. Silicon has two allotropic forms, a brown amorphous...
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