The area of high-tech businesses around Schaumburg, Illinois; Dallas, Texas; or Ames, Iowa.

A thin slice of silicon used to fabricate semiconductor devices such as integrated circuits.

The area of high-tech businesses around Cambridge, England.

A layer of silicon atoms deposited onto a substrate of silicon germanium constrained to be wider apart than normal; this decreases resistance and increases performance when made into a chip.

(inorganic chemistry) Ferrosilicon.

The area of high-tech businesses in Israel.

The area of high-tech businesses around Portland, Oregon.

An alloy of iron and silicon that has important magnetic properties.

(inorganic chemistry) An alloy of silicon and germanium used as a semiconductor.

(inorganic chemistry) The binary compound of silicon and chlorine SiCl₄.