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A material that is neither a good conductor of electricity (like copper) nor a good insulator (like rubber). The most common semiconductor materials are silicon and germanium. These materials are then doped to create an excess or lack of electrons. Computer chips, both for CPU and RAM (or memory), are composed of semiconductor materials. Semiconductors make it possible to miniaturize electronic components, such as transistors. Not only does miniaturization mean that the components take up less space, it also means that they are faster and require less energy.
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What semiconductor is used in computers?
Silicon.
What semiconductor is used in calculators?
Silicon based semiconductors are the most commonly used semiconductor material in calculators. Silicon semiconductors are also extensively used in computers.
What are the three categories of materials used in electronics?
insulator, conductor and semiconductor
Why water cannot be used instead of oil to dip the semiconductor specimen?
Water can react with the semiconductor materials, such as silicon, and potentially corrode or degrade them. Oil is non-reactive with semiconductor materials, making it a better choice for dipping semiconductor specimens for protection during storage and handling.
What semiconductor material is used to make transistors?
* silicon * germanium * gallium arsenide * etc.
What computers made of minerals or rocks?
Computers are typically made of materials like silicon, metal alloys, plastics, and other synthetic materials rather than minerals or rocks. Silicon is a key component used in computer chips for its semiconductor properties. While some components may contain trace amounts of minerals, computers as a whole are not primarily composed of rocks or minerals.
How will nanotechnology effect software in computers?
Nano technology can not improve software directly, but as nanotechnology can improve the semiconductor materials it will help the hardware to preform faster.
What is lithography in IC fabrication?
Lithography is a technique used to make patterns on semiconductor materials.
What is the Disadvantages of semiconductor to other materials?
what is a semiconductor able to do that other materials cabbot
What is used in semiconductors?
Silicon based semiconductors are the most commonly used semiconductor material in calculators. Silicon semiconductors are also extensively used in computers.
Is arsenic a semiconductor?
Arsenic is not a semiconductor by itself, but it is commonly used as a dopant in semiconductor materials like silicon to alter their electrical properties. Arsenic increases the number of available charge carriers in the material, which can make it conduct electricity more effectively.
What is the narrow?
Narrow-band semiconductor refers to the semiconductor materials with band gap that is relatively smaller than silicon. This is commonly used as thermo-electric or infrared detectors.
