semis
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of semis
< Latin sēmis, apparently equivalent to sēmi- semi- + as as 2
Example Sentences
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“The question is if we do get a meaningful pullback in semis, can other parts of the market actually pick up the slack?”
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
"Doing so well in Australia, making the semis, I had always planned to go home before the Middle East so I was only going to have maybe three days at home," added the 32-year-old American.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
However, “the sector is priced as though capacity constraints in semis will persist indefinitely, yet historically the sector has been highly cyclical,” she says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
“It is time to acknowledge memory is core to our AI coverage, fitting well with AI semis, AI hardware and hyperscalers,” wrote Melius analyst Ben Reitzes.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
Several semis blew their horn at me as they went barreling down the highway, and I took this as a criticism that I was not going fast enough.
From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo
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