How to Use microelectronics in a Sentence

microelectronics

plural noun
Definition of microelectronicsnext
  • For cost-reduction purposes, overt the past decade or more, the production of semiconductors and microelectronics has moved offshore, and supply chains have become more global.
    — Richard Howells, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2022
  • Barnes had to leave her position as a technician at a microelectronics manufacturer early in the pandemic after her babysitter died from the coronavirus.
    — Tami Luhby, CNN, 1 June 2021
  • But how exactly are computer chips and microelectronics made?
    — Sean McDonnell, cleveland, 14 Apr. 2022
  • It can be manufactured into jewelry and used in microelectronics.
    — Philipp Sandner, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2021
  • Glaser acknowledged there will be additional challenges to large-scale manufacturing, but expressed confidence that after years of trial and error the technology was advanced enough and the microelectronics inside the gun are well-protected.
    — NBC News, 11 Jan. 2022
  • Shoring up supply chain security, from microelectronics to telecommunications to food, is one example that Gordon says is probably her biggest takeaway from the Covid-19 pandemic.
    — Justin Sherman, Wired, 6 Aug. 2020
  • But past weapons breakthroughs, like satellites, microelectronics, and the internet itself, were created nearly exclusively for the U.S. military at costs prohibitive to most nations, let alone companies.
    — Dr. Will Roper, Popular Mechanics, 19 Jan. 2021
  • This exponential increase in their use is also causing a corresponding increase in the total energy consumption in microelectronics.
    — Deborah Wince-Smith, Forbes, 29 June 2021
  • The combination of neuroscience, microelectronics, and miniaturized high-powered computation is what made this study possible.
    — William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2021
  • The microelectronics industry faces a particular labor squeeze.
    — oregonlive, 3 Oct. 2021
  • First introduced in December 2018 for investments in microelectronics including chips, Tesla’s mammoth project outside of Berlin qualified for taxpayer handouts in January under a similar scheme.
    — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 3 May 2021
  • This includes a new Master’s degree in semiconductors and microelectronics (to be offered both residential and online), an undergraduate minor degree and several online certificates.
    — Mung Chiang, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2021
  • The new rules cover microelectronics, telecommunications devices, sensors, avionics, navigation and marine equipment, the department said.
    — Will Knight, Wired, 24 Feb. 2022
  • Congress is currently considering legislation that would provide seed funds for other U.S. microelectronics manufacturing projects.
    — Irene Klotz, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2021
  • The Pentagon is awarding $50 million to historically black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions for vital research into artificial intelligence, hypersonics, microelectronics, and other futuristic disciplines.
    — Rob Crilly, Washington Examiner, 23 Sep. 2020

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