Semiconductors and the information revolution magic crystals that made IT happen
This book sets out to explain the development of modern electronic systems and devices from the viewpoint of the semiconductor materials (germanium, silicon, gallium arsenide and many others) which made them possible. It covers the scientific understanding of these materials and its intimate relatio...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam :
Academic
2009.
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| Edición: | 1st edition |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627558106719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Semiconductors and the Information Revolution: Magic Crystals that made IT happen; Copyright Page; Preface; Contents; Chapter 1: What Exactly is a Semiconductor: and what can it do?; Chapter 2: The First Hundred Years: From Faraday to Yesterday; Chapter 3: Birth of the Transistor: Point Contacts and P-N Junctions; Chapter 4: Micro and Macro: The Integrated Circuit and Power Electronics; Chapter 5: Laser Beams and Microwaves: Gallium Arsenide and Indium Phosphide; Chapter 6: Quantum Theory and Quantum Practice: The Nanostructure Revolution
- Chapter 7: Light-Emitting Diodes: White Light for Green ConsumersChapter 8: Information Highways and the Fibre Revolution; Chapter 9: Seeing in the Dark: Image Tubes and Thermal Viewers; Chapter 10: Large Area Electronics: Flat Screen TV and Solar Electricity; Bibliography; Glossary; Nobel Prizes for Semiconductor Research; Index
