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Most generally a class of materials that are neither insulators or conductors in their natural state, but which can be manipulated via doping or electric fields to change their conduction state. Silicon, Germanium, and GaAs are some usual materials. The term is also used to speak about devices that are made from such materials, for example, a processor from Intel can be called a semiconductor.

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Problems with doping semiconductor materials in 7nm technology

As you know, semiconductor technology is going to reach 7nm lithographic precision soon. Which means that the smallest segment length on a semiconductor die can be as short as 7nm. After making some c …
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Does MOSFET let current flow through source to drain as it allows it from drain to source?

Does a MOSFET allow current flow in reverse direction (i.e.; from source to drain)? I made a Google search, but couldn't find a clear statement about this matter. I have found this similar question, …
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