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100 1 _aVignes, Alain
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245 1 0 _aSilicon, From Sand to Chips 1
_bMicroelectronic Components
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300 _a256pp.;
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520 _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.
650 4 _aGeneral & Introductory Materials Science
_991145
650 4 _aMaterials Processing
650 4 _aProperties of Materials
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653 0 0 _asilicon; digital revolution; solar energy; digital photography; astronomy; medical imaging; microelectromechanical systems; germanium
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