The manufacturing of semiconductor-based technologies is arguably the most advanced of human endeavours in terms of engineering.
Semiconductor materials include silicon, which can either act as a conductor of electricity or as an insulator, stopping the flow of electricity.
This strange duality, along with other features, has made semiconductors the most valuable commodity in electronics, and enabled it to form the basis of today’s technological, increasingly computerised machines and gadgets. [Read more…] about Silicon value: An overview of the semiconductor market
