The technology discipline related to production of optical switching electronic devices using integrated circuit manufacturing technology

(chemistry) A binary compound of silicon and carbon, SiC; it is one of the hardest known materials, and is used as an abrasive, under the trade name Carborundum, and as a refractory material.

(chemistry) An inorganic polymer, of empirical formula Si₃N₄, used in ceramics and some transistors.

Alternative spelling of silicone rubber

A variety of synthetic polymeric silicones having physical properties similar to natural rubber but increased chemical stability

(physics, astronomy) the nucleosynthesis process, in stars where temperatures exceed 3x10⁹K, in which silicon undergoes photodisintegration to form fragments which in turn produce elements of atomic number up to 60, peaking at iron

(chemistry) Any hydride of silicon; a silane.

The area of high-tech businesses around Austin, Texas.

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

The area of high-tech businesses in central Scotland.