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

"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

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

From Nature

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

From Nature

It even gets credit for inventing technologies like ion implantation and solar panels which have very little to do with telecommunications.

From Forbes

Applied Materials is unlikely to give up on the deal because it needs Varian’s 70 percent share of the so-called ion- implantation business to bolster demand, he said.

From BusinessWeek