02327nam a22003734u 450000100220000000300060002200500170002800700150004500800410006002000300010102400310013104100080016210000300017024500990020025000060029926000160030526400160032130000120033733600260034933700260037533800360040134700210043734700080045852008760046665000520134265000250139465000350141965301380145477600360159285600640162885601020169285601420179499900170193610.1002/9781394297610Wiley20251030120318.0cr nn 008mam|a240603t2024||||xxu fs| |0|| 0|eng|| a9781394297610qelectronic7 a10.1002/97813942976102doi aeng1 aVignes, Alain4aut99114410aSilicon, From Sand to Chips 1bMicroelectronic Componentsh[electronic resource]cAlain Vignes a1 bWileyc2024 1bWileyc2024 a256pp.; 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 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. 4aGeneral & Introductory Materials Science991145 4aMaterials Processing 4aProperties of Materials99114700asilicon; digital revolution; solar energy; digital photography; astronomy; medical imaging; microelectromechanical systems; germanium08iPrinted edition:z978178630921140uhttps://doi.org/10.1002/9781394297610aWiley Online Library40uhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/action/showBook?doi=10.1002%2F9781394297610aWiley Online Library423Cover Imageuhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/cms/asset/2614ccc3-8eba-42b5-b14c-f891436f795c/9781394297610.cover.gifaWiley Online Library c67233d67233