Semiconductors Semiconductors Several elements are semiconductors, the most important being silicon. Semiconductors have special electronic properties which allow them to be insulating or conducting depending on their composition.
Semiconductors also have special optical properties when exposed to electricity or light.
Semiconductor silicon wafers. All rights reserved. All rights reserved. Semiconductors make up a huge, and growing, industry worldwide with billions of dollars in sales by semiconductor companies in North America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region. Laura L. Beecroft.