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Computing glossary

Silicon-on-insulator

Also called SOI, FD-SOI, fully depleted SOI, buried oxide

A wafer with a thin silicon layer on top of an insulating oxide layer. It reduces leakage in chips and is the standard substrate for silicon photonics.

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