¦sē¦em¦ōˈes, ˈsē¦mȯs noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: c omplementary m etal- o xide s emiconductor
: a technology for making integrated circuits using metal-oxide semiconductor devices in which flip-flops are made up of pairs of two different types of transistor connected in such a way that power is used only when the state is changed