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delid

delid verb: to remove the lid from a microchip.

Verb

delid (third-person singular simple present delids, present participle delidding, simple past and past participle delidded)

  1. To remove the lid from a microchip.
    • However, if time is of the essence, the analyst oftentimes delids the package and runs a voltage contrast map in the SEM.1973, International Microelectronics conference, Proceedings of the technical program, page 155
    • It was time to delid a Fujitsu chip.1984, William S. Burroughs, Esquire: The Magazine for Men - Volume 102, page 78
  2. To remove the lid from a can.
    • Vise-like clamping action of lid remover jaws assures reliable lid removal every time. Model 825 Can Opening System washes cans, opens cans, delids cans and dumps product automatically at a rate of 40 cans per minute with one operator.1983, Processed Prepared Food - Volume 152, page 87
    • The solid food system automatically opens cans, delids cans, and dumps the product aided by various dumping assists; vibrator, bottom punch, water jets, and needle punch with airblow.1984, Food Production/management - Volume 107, page 33

Noun

delid (plural delids)

  1. The process of delidding.
    • Excessive leakage currents were measured for four chips (2 NPN, 1 PNP, and 1 diode) after the delid operation.1972, International Society for Hybrid Microelectronics, 1972 International Microelectronic Symposium
    • After chip attach, wire bonding, and preliminary testing, this configuration is then hermetically sealed by routine seam welding of a Kovar lid onto the seal ring. The seal ring and lid were designed to permit two delid and rework cycles if necessary.1994, Proceedings of the International Conference on Multichip Modules

Forms of delid

Verb
third-person singular presentdelids
present participledelidding
past participledelidded
pastdelidded
Noun
pluraldelids

Origin of delid

From de- + lid.

Questions about delid

What does delid mean?
Delid means to remove the lid from a microchip.
What part of speech is delid?
Delid can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of delid?
The past tense of delid is delidded.

Words near delid in the dictionary

  1. deliciousss
  2. delict
  3. delicts
  4. delictual
  5. delictuous
  6. delid
  7. delidded
  8. delidding
  9. delids
  10. delie
  11. deliensite

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