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Semiconductor Devices and the Role of Physics in their Development

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Following a brief description of early semiconductor history, important events in device development are presented in perspective, with emphasis on the role of semiconductor physics.

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  1. IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, New York, 10598, USA

    L. Esaki

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  1. IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, 10598, USA

    Leo Esaki

  2. CNR-Lamel, 40126, Bologna, Italy

    Giovanni Soncini

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Esaki, L. (1982). Semiconductor Devices and the Role of Physics in their Development. In: Esaki, L., Soncini, G. (eds) Large Scale Integrated Circuits Technology: State of the Art and Prospects. NATO Advanced Study Institutes Series, vol 55. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7645-0_1

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