ion implantation

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.

ion implantation

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of ion implantation¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

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

Sales at Applied Materials, which exited the ion- implantation business in 2007, will rise 14 percent this year, analysts’ estimates compiled by Bloomberg show.

From BusinessWeek

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