A History of the World Semiconductor Industry

P.R. Morris (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

184 Seiten

1990
Institution of Engineering and Technology (Verlag)
978-0-86341-227-1 (ISBN)

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The book describes the development of semiconductor manufacture on a worldwide basis, from its early beginnings to date. Its approach is wide-ranging, encompassing early experimental work rooted in nineteenth century science, and it includes a brief historical review of the thermionic valve, which played an important part in the genesis of the semiconductor industry. The contents include a description of the establishment and subsequent development of semiconductor manufacture within the various nation states. Although not a technical treatise, major device types and manufacturing processes used in semiconductor fabrication are outlined. Factors affecting the performance of the industry within the major national participants are discussed, and the relationship of the industry to science and technology is also considered.

The book should be of interest to scientists and engineers, technical historians, and indeed anyone with an interest in the development of a modern, all-pervading technology.

Peter Robin Morris is now living in Malvern, having recently retired from Southampton Institute of Higher Education where he held the position of senior lecturer in the Department of Systems and Communications Engineering. Before this, he worked within the electronics industry as a semiconductor engineer, in both British and American firms. After gaining a Diploma in Communications Engineering and Electronics at Southampton Institute, he obtained a BA degree from the Open University in History, and an MPhil from the University of Bath, where he currently holds a visiting research fellowship. Mr Morris is a member of both the IET and the IEEE. He is at present engaged in research into the development of the semiconductor industry within the United Kingdom.

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Development of the thermionic valve
Chapter 3: Historical survey of early research in semiconductors
Chapter 4: Development of the transistor
Chapter 5: Major technical processes used in semiconductor device fabrication
Chapter 6: Review of major factors affecting the growth of the United States semiconductor industry
Chapter 7: Review of the major factors affecting the growth of the Japanese and South Korean semiconductor industries
Chapter 8: Review of the European semiconductor industry
Chapter 9: Conclusions
Appendix A: Glossary of commonly used terms in semiconductor technology
Appendix B: Basic semiconductor junction theory
Appendix C: Pattern of a typical semiconductor product cycle
Appendix D: Characteristics and applications of gallium arsenide

Reihe/Serie	History and Management of Technology
Verlagsort	Stevenage
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte
	Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
ISBN-10	0-86341-227-0 / 0863412270
ISBN-13	978-0-86341-227-1 / 9780863412271
Zustand	Neuware