A semiconductor is a material or device that only conducts electricity under certain conditions. Some elements in the periodic table, such as carbon, silicon, and germanium, are intrinsic ...

It has become eminently clear that semiconductors ... solar and almost all other new electrical grid systems and solutions. For example, a wind turbine has as many as 8,000 different components ...

By completing this specialization, you will: Learn fundamental mechanisms of electrical conduction in semiconductors Understand operating principles of basic electronic devices including PN junction, ...