complementary metal oxide semiconductor

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complementary metal oxide semiconductor - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
  CMOS
  
     <integrated circuit> (CMOS) A semiconductor fabrication
     technology using a combination of n- and p-doped semiconductor
     material to achieve low power dissipation.  Any path through
     a gate through which current can flow includes both n and
     p type transistors.  Only one type is turned on in any
     stable state so there is no static power dissipation and
     current only flows when a gate switches in order to charge the
     parasitic capacitance.
  
     (1999-06-04)