CMOS: Complimentary Metal Oxide Semiconductor. Low power semiconductor technology using opposing N and P doped transistors.

LOCOS: LOCal Oxidation of Silicon. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LOCOS

Spin On Glass (SOG): “…a type of glass that can be applied as a liquid and cured to form a layer of glass having characteristics similar to those of SiO2” (http://www.ee.washington.edu/research/microtech/cam/SOP/PDFfiles/Spin-on%20glass%20SOP.pdf)

Stringer: “unwanted residual material remaining in crevices or along edges of previous layers” (http://www.acceleratedanalysis.com/stringers.html)