(solid-state physics) Semiconductor construction in which an insulating layer, generally a fraction of a micrometer thick, is deposited on the semiconducting substrate before the pattern of metal contacts is applied. Abbreviated MIS.
metal-insulator semiconductor
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(′med·əl ¦in·sə′lād·ər ′sem·i·kən′dək·tər)
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