solid-state

American  

[sol-id-steyt] / ˈsɒl ɪdˈsteɪt /

adjective

Electronics.

1. designating or pertaining to electronic devices, as transistors or crystals, that can control current without the use of moving parts, heated filaments, or vacuum gaps.

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solid-state British  

noun

1. (modifier) (of an electronic device) activated by a semiconductor component in which current flow is through solid material rather than in a vacuum

2. (modifier) of, concerned with, characteristic of, or consisting of solid matter

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Etymology

Origin of solid-state

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

These same chips—mainly what’s known as RAM, but also the storage chips often called flash or solid-state memory—are required for almost every digital device on the planet.

From The Wall Street Journal

ShiftCam’s Planck Studio is a solid-state drive the size of a chocolate square that can hold 4 or 8 terabytes’ worth of photos and videos.

From The Wall Street Journal

Those functions also create reams of new data that has to be stored on components like hard drives and flash-based solid-state drives.

From The Wall Street Journal

The storage company on Monday announced new branding for its solid-state drives, including what are now known as the Optimus GX PRO drives.

From MarketWatch

"With the right molecular chemistry and environment, a single device can store information, compute with it, or even learn and unlearn. That's not something you expect from solid-state electronics."

From Science Daily