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CMOS

American

[see-maws, -mos] / ˈsiˌmɔs, -ˌmɒs /

noun

Electronics.

complementary metal oxide semiconductor.

CMOS British

/ ˈsiːmɒs /

acronym

complementary metal oxide silicon

CMOS memory

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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

Now Dr. Sutherland is arguing that an alternative technology that predates CMOS, and has had many false starts, should be given another look.

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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