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What does epitaxy mean?

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Noun
  1. (crystallography) An overgrowth in which the overlying crystal is either induced into the same orientation, or otherwise grows under the influence of the underlying crystal into the same orientation.
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The 1700V MOSFET has a new gate design, a more sophisticated ohmic contact and an optimized technology to reduce the epitaxy layer thickness.
Using a molecular beam epitaxy chamber, scientists spray paint a surface with atoms under high temperatures, creating an atomic coating.
To build the 0.5-mm x 0.3-mm x 0.1-mm laser chip, the group deposited various layers onto the SiC substrate using metal-oxide vapor phase epitaxy.
Chemical beam epitaxy uses a gas as one of its sources in a system similar to molecular beam epitaxy.
The process is relatively simple for manufacturing compared with techniques such as molecular beam epitaxy.
Umicore is also assessing the potential of activities downstream in the value chain such as epitaxy.

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