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A history of the world semiconductor industry / P.R. Morris.
1990
N 764 MOR.H
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Title
A history of the world semiconductor industry / P.R. Morris.
Description
ix, 171 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
ISBN
9780863412271
0863412270
9781849194044 e-book
1849194041 e-book
0863412270
9781849194044 e-book
1849194041 e-book
Alternate Call Number
N 764 MOR.H
Summary
A general historical survey covering events leading to the establishment of the semiconductor industry and its subsequent development up to the middle of the 1980s. A description of the technical developments of semiconductor devices during this period is provided in a descriptive form.
Note
"Reprinted 2008"--Title page verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-165) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
1. Introduction; 2. Development of the thermionic valve; 3. Historical survey of early research in semiconductors; 4. Development of the transistor; 5. Major technical processes used in semiconductor device fabrication; 6. Review of major factors affecting the growth of the United States semiconductor industry; 7. Review of the major factors affecting the growth of the Japanese and South Korean semiconductor industries; 8. Review of the European semiconductor industry; 9. Conclusions.
Series
Iet History Of Technology Series ; 12.
Published
London : Institution of Engineering and Technology in association with the Science Museum, [1990]
Language
English
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