thin film

noun

1. a film of material only a few microns thick, deposited on a substrate, as in the technology for making integrated circuits.

thin-film

adjective

1. (of an electronic component, device, or circuit) composed of one or more extremely thin layers of metal, semiconductor, etc, deposited on a ceramic or glass substrate

   thin-film capacitor

Other Words From

• thin-film adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of thin film¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

Utilising plastic waste, the team engineered thin-film aerogels that function as thermal insulators and radiative coolers.

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New research by KU Leuven and imec shows that this 'foundry' model can also be applied to the field of flexible, thin-film electronics.

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On the other hand you have the field of flexible electronics, which is driven by an alternative semiconductor technology: the thin-film transistor, or TFT.

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Myny's group has now shown that such a business model is also viable in the field of thin-film electronics.

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Myny concludes: "We will not compete with silicon-based chips, we want to stimulate and accelerate innovation based on flexible, thin-film electronics."

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