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CMOS

American  
[see-maws, -mos] / ˈsiˌmɔs, -ˌmɒs /

noun

Electronics.
  1. complementary metal oxide semiconductor.


CMOS British  
/ ˈsiːmɒs /

acronym

  1. complementary metal oxide silicon

    CMOS memory

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The technology involves significant materials and process changes to existing semiconductor manufacturing based on CMOS.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026

"CMOS fabrication is the most scalable technology humans have ever invented," Eichenfield said.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 26, 2025

They pioneered a design based on a type of transistor, known as complementary metal-oxide semiconductor, or CMOS, which was invented in the United States.

From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2023

They developed a camera-on-a-chip sensor, known as the CMOS.

From Scientific American ● Apr. 7, 2020

To halt the descent, Sony will “speed up” development of its technology and seek new products in which CMOS, or complementary metal-oxide semiconductors, can be used, Hirai said.

From BusinessWeek ● Feb. 9, 2012

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