subcomponent

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Recent Examples of subcomponent Its top chips, made by TSMC in Taiwan, require extreme ultraviolet lithography machines from the Netherlands’ ASML, which relies on German and Japanese subcomponents. Jared Cohen, Time, 18 Feb. 2026 It is designed to replicate the extreme heat flux present in fusion devices, targeting a steady-state heat load of more than 10 megawatts per square meter on subcomponent surfaces. Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026 The most common flaw was the poor quality of electronic subcomponents, specifically circuits. Dara Massicot, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2025 As Beijing tightens trade restrictions on exporting drones, many drone manufacturers are now working quickly to try to find ways to build drone subcomponents onshore themselves. Natan Linder, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025 The bill also includes strict provisions excluding projects that use any Chinese components, minerals or subcomponents for projects that start construction after the end of this year. Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 23 May 2025 However, that assumes subcomponents, like cameras, are still partly assembled outside the U.S. To put that into context, the base model for iPhone 16 Pro Max costs $1,199 to buy outright, with $125.90 added in local taxes in Louisiana, for instance. Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 22 May 2025 The team hopes to iron out any final wrinkles during the testing phase and conduct the initial experiments—just observing the up or down movement of antihydrogen—before CERN’s steady supply of antiprotons and positrons (subcomponents that make up antimatter) is cut off. IEEE Spectrum, 12 Oct. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subcomponent
Noun
  • Beijing controls the supply chain for many obscure minerals that are critical components of smartphones, cars and weapons.
    Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 18 May 2026
  • That’s a critical component if Sasaki’s velocity stays the same.
    Katie Woo, New York Times, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • The most touching sections feature John expressing his love for Yoko, and drawing a connection between his love for her and his relationship with Paul, as well as his unresolved feelings about his 1970s activism.
    Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 15 May 2026
  • The Patriots broke a 14-14 tie with kills from Hudson McFarlane and the game-winning attack from David Griffin to claim Christian’s first section title in boys volleyball.
    Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • In a later portion of the video, sources said the person believed to be Clark can be seen reaching into the backseat of the vehicle and then shooting Vazquez, before chambering a second round and taking his own life.
    Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 19 May 2026
  • The scale has certainly been pumped up, with an obviously bigger budget, spectacular action sequences and a significant portion projected in full IMAX-level proportions.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026
Noun
  • After the bell, Cargill, B-Fab and Michin hit the ring and laid out all three women, standing tall to close the segment.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
  • The bridge was printed in segments and assembled using standard abutments and tensioning cables with a design life comparable to traditional bridges.
    Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026
Noun
  • Democrats warn that the approach could set a precedent for using regulatory power to shape corporate behavior far beyond the communications sector, as Carr and allies argue DEI initiatives may violate federal law.
    Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 15 May 2026
  • Banks had long supplied the capital that allowed the industrial sector to expand.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • What this revealed was that atomic nuclei heavier than the atomic nucleus of iron lost energy much more slowly than lighter particles.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 13 May 2026
  • This setup would let researchers detect minute differences in the isotopes’ energy levels by examining nuances in the magnetic field created by each particle’s spinning nucleus, called the nuclear magnetic moment.
    K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • Straus Family Creamery is voluntarily recalling a variety of organic ice cream flavors and sizes sold in 17 states because of concerns there may be metal fragments in the frozen treats, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 16 May 2026
  • Vaccines present either defanged pathogens or distinctive fragments of them to specialized immune cells—namely, T cells and antibody-producing B cells—that can then learn to identify those microbial enemies.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • So, even these magical elements that are not realistic are informed by the research.
    Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
  • In the United Kingdom, according to Andrew Crisell, talk and music radio brings together the two typical elements of radio content in a mix of information, culture, and entertainment.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 May 2026

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“Subcomponent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcomponent. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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