A semiconductor is a solid whose electrical conductivity can be controlled over a wide range, either permanently or dynamically. Semiconductors are tremendously important technologically and economically. Silicon is the most commercially important semiconductor, though dozens of others are important as well.

Semiconductor devices, electronic components made of semiconductor materials, are essential in modern electrical devices.

• A semiconductor is a solid whose electrical conductivity can be controlled over a wide range, either permanently or dynamically. Semiconductors are tremendously important technologically and economically. Silicon is the most commercially important semiconductor, though dozens of others are important as well.
  
  Semiconductor devices, electronic components made of semiconductor materials, are essential in modern electrical devices.