Author : Alain Vignes
Release : 2024-07-11
Genre : Technology & Engineering
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 211/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Silicon, From Sand to Chips, Volume 1 by : Alain Vignes
Download or read book Silicon, From Sand to Chips, Volume 1 written by Alain Vignes. This book was released on 2024-07-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Silicon is the material of the digital revolution, of solar energy and of digital photography, which has revolutionized both astronomy and medical imaging. It is also the material of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), indispensable components of smart objects. The discovery of the electronic and optoelectronic properties of germanium and silicon during the Second World War, followed by the invention of the transistor, ushered in the digital age. Although the first transistors were made from germanium, silicon eventually became the preferred material for these technologies. Silicon, From Sand to Chips 1 traces the history of the discoveries, inventions and developments in basic components and chips that these two materials enabled one after the other. The book is divided into two volumes and this first volume is devoted to basic microelectronic components.