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A part of the motherboard that maintains system variables in static RAM. It

also supplies a real-time clock that keeps track of the date, day and time.
M!" "etup is typically accessible by enterin# a specific se$uence of
keystrokes durin# the %!"& at system start-up.
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Abbreviation of complementary metal o)ide semiconductor. %ronounced
see-moss, M!" is a 'idely used type of semiconductor. M!"
semiconductors use both *M!" +ne#ative polarity, and %M!" +positive
polarity, circuits. "ince only one of the circuit types is on at any #iven time,
M!" chips re$uire less po'er than chips usin# -ust one type of
transistor. &his makes them particularly attractive for use in battery-
po'ered devices, such as portable computers. ...
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omplementary Metal-!)ide "emiconductor: one of the t'o main types of
ima#e sensors used in di#ital cameras. Its basic function is the same as
that of a D. M!" sensors are currently found in only a handful of
di#ital cameras.
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omplementary Metal !)ide "emiconductor.
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A type of chip able to operate 'ith a tiny trickle of electricity from a battery.
&he term also refers to the contents of a M!" chip on the motherboard,
'hich holds information about the system and its peripherals even 'hile
the system is turned off. M!" stands for omplementary Metal !)ide
"ubstrate.
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omplementary Metal !)ide "emiconductor. &echnolo#y employin#
inte#rated field-effect transistors in a complementary symmetry
arran#ement, 'hich simulates 4%ush(%ull4 operation because of the
placement of opposin#-polarity devices +p-channel and n-channel 56&s,.
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are more comple) versions of mort#a#e-backed bonds. Althou#h they are
sold as a reasonable alternative to more conventional bonds, evaluatin#
their risks and re'ards re$uires more speciali7ed skills.
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omplimentary Metal !)ide "emiconductor. 9sed in some di#icams
instead of Ds because they have lo' po'er re$uirements and are less
e)pensive.
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omplimentary Metal !)ide "emiconductor. A semiconductor process
technolo#y for makin# chips. Most personal computer and consumer
electronics chips are some variant of M!". !ther semicondcutor
technolo#ies include :iM!" and ;aAs +;allium Arsenide,. M!" is
also used to refer a permanent <= byte piece of M!" RAM on I:M
%ersonal omputer +%, compatible computers that contains various
parameters used by the % :I!", :asic Input !utput "ystem.
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omplementary metal o)ide semiconductor. M!" is the semiconductor
technolo#y that is currently used for manufacturin# processors and
memories. While other technolo#ies +silicon-#ermanium and #allium-
arsenide, can support hi#her clock rates, their hi#her cost and lo'er
inte#ration levels have precluded their successful use in supercomputers.
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+omplementary Metal-!)ide "emiconductors, are chips that hold the
basic start-up information for the :I!".
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omplementary metal o)ide semiconductor. A M!" device is formed by
the combination of a %M!" +p-type-channel metal o)ide semiconductor
device, 'ith an *M!" +n-type-channel metal o)ide semiconductor device.
"ee planar devices for definitions of p- and n-type semiconductors.
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+omplementary Metal !)ide "emiconductor, An advanced I
manufacturin# process technolo#y characteri7ed by hi#h inte#ration, lo'
cost, lo' po'er and hi#h performance. M!" is the preferred process for
today>s hi#h density Is.
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Abbreviation for omplimentary Metal !)ide "emiconductor. A battery-
po'ered chip in computers that preserves basic data about system> s
hard'are.
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A combination of an *-channel and a %-channel M!"56& in a sin#le
s'itchin# circuit. &his circuit features very lo' po'er dissipation and the
effective elimination of an e)ternal load resistor. &he device responds to a
di#ital pulse at its input by turnin# one section of the device !* and the
other !55, causin# the turned !55 section to act as its hi#h-resistance
load. When the input pulse reverts to 7ero, the state of the t'o sections of
the device are reversed.
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!ne of t'o types of technolo#ies used to manufacture microchips the
other type is &&@, or transistor-transistor lo#ic chips,. M!" chips re$uire
less electricity, hold data lon#er after the electricity is turned off, are lo'er
and produce less heat than &&@ chips. &he confi#uration or setup chip is a
M!" chip.
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&he inte#rated circuitry havin# both di#ital and analo# circuits fabricated
on the same substrate allo'in# for controllin# A"I technolo#y to be
embedded into the chip desi#n. ommonly used in computer desi#ns for
controllers, recently li#ht sensitive desi#ns have been produced. 9nlike
D they use less po'er, but are more prone to problem noise and lo'
temperature failures.
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"emiconductor manufacturin# technolo#y in 'hich a silicon 'afer is
etched 'ith small circuits that allo' for si#nal processin#. &his technolo#y
is used in 5%A manufacture and is inte#rated in most of today>s IR
ima#in# systems.
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omplementary Metal !)ide "emiconductor +no' you can see 'hy it is
abbreviated, A Another ima#in# system used by di#ital cameras. &hese
produce lo'er amounts of po'er consumption, but are not as popular as
the D sensors used in most di#ital "@R>s
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omplementary metal-o)ide semiconductor. A type of inte#rated circuit
noted for its e)tremely lo' po'er consumption.
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An inte#rated circuit that uses both %M!" and *M!" devices on the
same substrate, resultin# in e)tremely lo' po'er dissipation.
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omplimentary Metal-!)ide "emiconductor. &his is one of t'o
technolo#ies used to produce or manufacture microchips. &he other is
&&@ or &ransistor &ransistor @o#ic. Althou#h M!" is a little slo'er and
much more susceptible to 6"D or static electricity, it uses less po'er and
#enerates a lot less heat and has replaced the bulkier chips in %s. All of
today>s %9s and memory chips are M!" chips. ...
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omplementary Metal !)ide "emiconductor. More commonly, the name
of a class of lo'-po'er inte#rated circuits operatin# at discrete levels of 2
and BC volts. 9nlike &&@, M!" circuitry is capable of operatin# at levels
hi#her than B. volts, thus enhancin# noise immunity. &ypically, 2 volts is
defined as lo#ic level 2, BC volts as lo#ic level 8 +these definitions may be
reversed,. ...
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omplementary Metal !)ide on "ilicon. &he semiconductor technolo#y
that is most commonly used to manufacture di#ital inte#rated circuits such
as microprocessors and memories.
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M!" is a type of memory. M!" stands for Dcomplementary metal-
o)ide semiconductorE, describin# the physical arran#ement of cells 'ithin
the memory device. !n a standard % motherboard, M!" is used to
hold data that is accessed by :I!" "etup. &he M!" memory is
maintained 'hen the system is off by a battery backup.
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M!" +pronounced 4see-moss4,, 'hich stands for complementary metal-
o)ide-semiconductor, is a ma-or class of inte#rated circuits. M!" chips
include microprocessor, microcontroller, static RAM, and other di#ital lo#ic
circuits. &he central characteristic of the technolo#y is that it only uses
si#nificant po'er 'hen its transistors are s'itchin# bet'een on and off
states. onse$uently, M!" devices use little po'er and do not produce
as much heat as other forms of lo#ic. ...
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