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February 14th, 2007
Electronic Semiconductors

Electronic Semiconductors

by Staff Writer

Semiconductors are the building blocks of nearly all modern electronics. The primary building block of semiconductors is silicon, a very common natural element (it’s the primary element in both sand and quartz). One of the reasons silicon is used so prevalently in semiconductor construction is that silicon has a unique property in its electron structure: it has four electrons in its outer orbital. What this means is that silicon forms nice crystals. Silicon is then “doped” by introducing an impurity, which then turns it into a conductor. The amount of doping greatly influences how much conductivity the silicon will have.

Semiconductors, in electronics, are at the heart of microprocessors and transistors. As a matter of fact, any electronic device that uses radio waves or is computerized uses semiconductors. If your business relies on semiconductors for manufacturing, you know how vital they are.

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