02373nam a22003854u 4500 10.1002/9781394297610 Wiley 20251030120318.0 cr nn 008mam|a 240603t2024||||xxu fs| |0|| 0|eng|| 9781394297610 electronic 10.1002/9781394297610 doi eng Vignes, Alain aut 91144 Silicon, From Sand to Chips 1 Microelectronic Components [electronic resource] Alain Vignes 1 Wiley 2024 Wiley 2024 256pp.; text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file rdaft PDF 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. General & Introductory Materials Science 91145 Materials Processing Properties of Materials 91147 silicon; digital revolution; solar energy; digital photography; astronomy; medical imaging; microelectromechanical systems; germanium Printed edition: 9781786309211 https://doi.org/10.1002/9781394297610 Wiley Online Library https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/action/showBook?doi=10.1002%2F9781394297610 Wiley Online Library Cover Image https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/cms/asset/2614ccc3-8eba-42b5-b14c-f891436f795c/9781394297610.cover.gif Wiley Online Library 67233 67233