
Gabfest Reads: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Semiconductors?
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Semiconductor refers not only to the devices instead of our phones, but also to a class of materials. Most materials are either a conductor like copper wire or an insulator like glass. semiconductors can conduct when you apply an electric field on top of them. Morris Chang was present at the creation of the chip industry at Texas Instruments in the late 1950s. today he is still deeply involved in chip making in Taiwan.
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