Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
<integrated circuit> (CMOS) A semiconductor fabrication technology using
a combination of n- and p-doped semiconductor material to achieve low power
dissipation. Any path through a gate through which current can flow includes
both n and p type transistors. Only one type is turned on in any stable state so
there is no static power dissipation and current only flows when a gate switches
in order to charge the parasitic capacitance.
(1999-06-04)
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