As some say, the greatest discovery to mankind has been fire. Well, you may argue it might be penicillin or fungus in general. However, in the current age of technology, something that is precious to people more than anything is semiconductors, more precisely, transistors. Whenever you hear the word ‘transistor’, you may picture an IC or an electrical component with three pins hanging out of it. You are not wrong. Transistors are the heart of today’s technological advancement. Since its inception in 1947, its development has significantly shaped how we see and perceive the world today. Numerous medical advancements, and military developments, from your light bulbs to the nukes, anything electronic you associate today with, may have a transistor. Talk about the numbers? Well, you might just have a few billion on the top of your palms and even more on top of your lap. Since the development of the first microprocessor in 1968, the growth of the chip industry has been exponential. By...

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