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Semiconductors<br />

A material whose resistivity lies between insulators and<br />

conductors<br />

•Most common semiconductor material is silicon,<br />

largely because of its abundance in nature, relative<br />

low cost, and ease of processing<br />

•What makes semiconductors unique is the capacity<br />

to significantly alter conductivities in their surface<br />

chemistries in very localized areas to fabricate<br />

integrated circuits<br />

©2002 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. M. P. Groover, “Fundamentals of Modern Manufacturing 2/e”

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