The Story of Semiconductors

The Story of Semiconductors

Volumn 9780199559107, Issue , 2010, Pages 1-528

  Orton, John W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communications; Integrated circuit; Light emitting devices; Photovoltaics; Power devices; Semiconductor; Silicon; Television; Transistor

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; CURRENT DENSITY; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; LIGHT EMISSION; MILITARY OPERATIONS; POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SILICON; TELEVISION; TRANSISTORS;

FIBRE-OPTIC COMMUNICATION; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; LIGHT EMITTING DEVICES; MATHEMATICAL DETAILS; PHOTOVOLTAICS; POWER DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTOR PHYSICS; WIDE-RANGING APPLICATIONS;

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES;

EID: 84922649343     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199559107.001.0001     Document Type: Book

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