The Story of Semiconductors - John W. Orton

The Story of Semiconductors

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Buch | Softcover
528 Seiten
2008
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-955910-7 (ISBN)
59,95 inkl. MwSt
This book is unique in describing the historical development of semiconductor devices and their applications to human needs. It describes these developments in human terms and can be enjoyed by students of physics, electrical engineering, and materials science as well as by a wide range of scientists from other disciplines.
The book provides an overview of the fascinating spectrum of semiconductor physics, devices and applications, presented from a historical perspective. It covers the development of the subject from its inception in the early nineteenth century to the recent millennium. Written in a lively, informal style, it emphasizes the interaction between pure scientific push and commercial pull, on the one hand, and between basic physics, materials, and devices, on the other. It also sets the various device developments in the context of systems requirements and explains how such developments met wide ranging consumer demands. It is written so as to appeal to students at all levels in physics, electrical engineering, and materials science, to teachers, lecturers, and professionals working in the field, as well as to a non-specialist scientific readership.

1. Perspectives: The 'Information Age' ; 2. The Cat's Whiskers: First applications, early days ; 3. Minority Rule: The transistor, band structure ; 4. Silicon, Silicon and Yet More Silicon ; 5. The Compound Challenge: Light emitting devices, microwaves ; 6. Low Dimensional Structures: Mesoscopic, electronic, optical devices ; 7. Let There Be Light: Laser diodes ; 8. Communicating with Light: Fibre optics, photodetectors ; 9. Semiconductors in the Infra-Red: Quantum wells, superlattices and other modern wonders ; 10. Polycrystalline and Amorphous Semiconductors: Solar cells, liquid crystal displays

Erscheint lt. Verlag 1.1.2009
Zusatzinfo 183 line and 15 halftones
Verlagsort Oxford
Sprache englisch
Maße 189 x 246 mm
Gewicht 1030 g
Themenwelt Geschichte Teilgebiete der Geschichte Technikgeschichte
Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie Angewandte Physik
Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie Elektrodynamik
Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie Festkörperphysik
Technik Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
ISBN-10 0-19-955910-4 / 0199559104
ISBN-13 978-0-19-955910-7 / 9780199559107
Zustand Neuware
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