Semiconductor Devices
Engineered semiconductor junction and active devices that control, amplify, switch, or convert electrical signals for electronic function.
Core metadata
- ID: semiconductor_devices
- Era: Modern
- First known date: 1940 (exact)
- Region: United States and global electronics industry
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: established
Prerequisites
Dependents
- Digital Photography (CCD/CMOS Sensors) (digital_photography_ccd_cmos_sensors)
- DRAM Memory (dram_memory)
- Flash Memory (flash_memory)
- Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) (graphics_processing_units_gpu)
- Integrated Circuits (Microchips) (integrated_circuits)
- Internet of Things (IoT) & Ubiquitous Connectivity (internet_of_things_iot_ubiquitous_connectivity)
- Ion Implantation (ion_implantation)
- Laser Scanners (laser_scanners)
- LED Lighting (Efficient Illumination) (led_lighting_efficient_illumination)
- MEMS Sensors (mems_sensors)
- MOSFET Transistors (mosfet_transistors)
- Neuromorphic Computing (neuromorphic_computing)
- P-N Junction Diode (p_n_junction_diode)
- Power Electronics (power_electronics)
- Silicon Photonics Interconnects (silicon_photonics_interconnects)
- Silicon Planar Process (silicon_planar_process)
- Solar Photovoltaics (solar_photovoltaics)
- Solar Power (solar_power)
- Solid State Drives (SSD Flash Memory) (solid_state_drives_ssd_flash_memory)
- Transistors (transistors)
Fields
Field lanes
- Semiconductors & Integrated Circuits: Materials & Devices
Node sources
- 1940: Discovery of the p-n Junction (Computer History Museum, 2007, museum) • Supports: node, maturity
- 1947: Invention of the Point-Contact Transistor (Computer History Museum, 2007, museum) • Supports: node, maturity
- 1958: All Semiconductor Solid Circuit is Demonstrated (Computer History Museum, 2007, museum) • Supports: node, maturity
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 2
- Average edge confidence: 83%
- Prerequisite sources: 3
- expert_inference: 1
- textbook: 1
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semiconductors (semiconductors) | required | 93% | textbook | Semiconductor Devices require accessible semiconducting materials and junction behavior as a foundational capability. |
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| Electronics (electronics) | enabling | 72% | expert_inference | Early semiconductor device development operated within and expanded the broader electronics design discipline. |
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