At the heart of technology
13 September 2012
The huge rise of electronics over the last half century would most probably have been impossible without the humble semiconductor. Ian Kellie and Jeanette Arnold explain why
The subject of enormous growth and development over the past 50 years, semiconductor technology is a core element in our everyday lives. As the key material in the functioning of electronic devices, semiconductors are all around us – from computers and cars to TVs, telephones and vending machines.
Why are semiconductors important? Because they make it possible...