die
1.
a. a shaped block of metal or other hard material used to cut or form metal in a drop forge, press, or similar device
b. a tool of metal, silicon carbide, or other hard material with a conical hole through which wires, rods, or tubes are drawn to reduce their diameter
2. an internally-threaded tool for cutting external threads
3. a casting mould giving accurate dimensions and a good surface to the object cast
4. Architect the dado of a pedestal, usually cubic
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die
[dī] (design engineering)
A tool or mold used to impart shapes to, or to form impressions on, materials such as metals and ceramics.
(electronics)
The tiny, sawed or otherwise machined piece of semiconductor material used in the construction of a transistor, diode, or other semiconductor device; plural is dice.
(medicine)
To pass from physical life.
(mining engineering)
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die
die, 1
1. The middle portion of a pedestal between the base (or plinth) and the surbase; also called a dado.
2. A tool for cutting threads on pipe, screws, etc.
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die
(jargon)crash. Unlike crash, which is used primarily
of hardware, this verb is used of both hardware and software.
See also go flatline, casters-up mode.
See also go flatline, casters-up mode.
die
(electronics)Plural: dies. An unpackaged integrated circuit.
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die
An unpackaged, bare chip. A die is the formal term for the square of silicon containing an integrated circuit that has been cut out of the wafer. Die is singular, and dice is plural. See MCM, wafer and chip. |
| Dice on a Wafer |
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| This picture of several dice on the wafer shows the various subsystems on each die (chip). This image is called a "beauty shot," because the different areas are colored for presentation. (Image courtesy of Texas Instruments, Inc.) |
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