{"product_id":"silicon-from-sand-to-chips-volume-1","title":"Silicon, From Sand to Chips, Volume 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eSilicon is the material of the digital revolution, of solar energy and of digital photography, which has revolutionized both astronomy and medical imaging. It is also the material of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), indispensable components of smart objects.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe discovery of the electronic and optoelectronic properties of germanium and silicon during the Second World War, followed by the invention of the transistor, ushered in the digital age. Although the first transistors were made from germanium, silicon eventually became the preferred material for these technologies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSilicon, From Sand to Chips 1\u003c\/i\u003e traces the history of the discoveries, inventions and developments in basic components and chips that these two materials enabled one after the other. The book is divided into two volumes and this first volume is devoted to basic microelectronic components.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ISTE Ltd and John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":54217822699864,"sku":"9781786309211","price":163.68,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/silicon-from-sand-to-chips-volume-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}