A semiconductor device is an electronic component that relies on the electronic properties of a semiconductor material for its function. Its conductivity lies between conductors and insulators. Semico
Outlines of some packaged semiconductor devices
A semiconductor device manufacturing facility at HP Labs
A stylized replica of the first transistor
A semiconductor is a material with electrical conductivity between that of a conductor and an insulator. Its conductivity can be modified by adding impurities to its crystal structure. When two region
Semiconductor device
…A semiconductor device is an electronic component that relies on the electronic properties of a semiconductor material (primarily silicon, germanium, and gallium arsenide, as well as organic semiconductors) for its function. Its conductivity lies between…
Silicon crystals are the most common semiconducting materials used in microelectronics and photovoltaics.
Karl Ferdinand Braun developed the crystal detector, the first semiconductor device, in 1874.
John Bardeen, William Shockley and Walter Brattain developed the bipolar point-contact transistor in 1947.