salicide

noun
/ˈsalɪˌsaɪd/UK/ˈsælɪˌsaɪd/US

Etymology

Blend of self + aligned + silicide.

Definitions

  1. A compound of salicin e.g. salicide of potassium, hydrogen salicide

  2. An electrical contact made from a silicide whose formation does not require lithographic…

    An electrical contact made from a silicide whose formation does not require lithographic patterning processes, i.e. it is "self-aligned"

    • Composite: Self-aligned silicide/poly Si gate (salicide) (label on Figure 7d)
    • Platinum salicide process for BiCMOS applications
    • Titanium SALICIDE Process for VLSI Device Application

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for salicide. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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