ion implantation

American  

noun

Electronics.

1. a method of implanting impurities below the surface of a solid, usually a semiconductor, by bombarding the solid with a beam of ions of the impurity.

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ion implantation British  

noun

1. a technique used in the manufacture of semiconductor devices in which impurities are implanted by means of beams of electrically accelerated ions

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Etymology

Origin of ion implantation

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

The company designs and manufactures ion implantation equipment that is critical in creating transistors on chips.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 28, 2026

"Rather than ion implantation, molecular beam epitaxy was used to precisely incorporate gallium atoms into the germanium's crystal lattice," says Julian Steele, a physicist at the University of Queensland and a co-author of the study.

From Science Daily • Oct. 30, 2025

Shannon, J. M. Reducing the effective height of a Schottky barrier using low-energy ion implantation.

From Nature • Feb. 20, 2018

Shannon, J. M. Increasing the effective height of a Schottky barrier using low-energy ion implantation.

From Nature • Feb. 20, 2018