02322nam a22003614u 450000100220000000300060002200500170002800700150004500800410006002000300010102400310013104100080016210000230017024501130019325000060030626000160031226400160032830000120034433600260035633700260038233800360040834700210044434700080046552009070047365000450138065000250142565000280145065301380147877600360161685600640165285601020171685601420181810.1002/9781394297641Wiley20251030120303.0cr nn 008mam|a240603t2024||||xxu    fs|   |0|| 0|eng||  a9781394297641qelectronic7 a10.1002/97813942976412doi  aeng1 aVignes, Alain4aut10aSilicon, From Sand to Chips 2bMicroelectronic Chips, Solar Cells, MEMSh[electronic resource]cAlain Vignes  a1  bWileyc2024 1bWileyc2024  a192pp.;  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  atext file2rdaft  bPDF  aSilicon 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 2 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 second volume is devoted to microelectronic and optoelectronic chips, solar cells and MEMS. 4aGeneral & Introductory Materials Science 4aMaterials Processing 4aProperties of Materials00asilicon; digital revolution; solar energy; digital photography; astronomy; medical imaging; microelectromechanical systems; germanium08iPrinted edition:z978178630922840uhttps://doi.org/10.1002/9781394297641aWiley Online Library40uhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/action/showBook?doi=10.1002%2F9781394297641aWiley Online Library423Cover Imageuhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/cms/asset/06cdac01-3b3b-4af0-94f5-114b9ed39a7f/9781394297641.cover.gifaWiley Online Library