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The Beauty of Silicon and the Intersection of Engineering and Physics
12:13 - 27:41 (15:28)
The band gap of silicon and the combination of group three and group five compounds make it an elemental semiconductor, which has been crucial in advancing Moore's Law. This intersection of engineering and physics is a beautiful achievement.
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The scaling down of feature sizes in the computer hardware industry has allowed for continued performance improvements with similar power consumption by using ever shorter wavelengths of light and various lithographic techniques.
12:13 - 16:35 (04:21)
Summary
The scaling down of feature sizes in the computer hardware industry has allowed for continued performance improvements with similar power consumption by using ever shorter wavelengths of light and various lithographic techniques.
ChapterThe Beauty of Silicon and the Intersection of Engineering and Physics
Episode#225 – Jeffrey Shainline: Neuromorphic Computing and Optoelectronic Intelligence
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
This excerpt discusses the elemental nature of silicon as a semiconductor and how its band gap is an important parameter.
16:35 - 23:34 (06:59)
Summary
This excerpt discusses the elemental nature of silicon as a semiconductor and how its band gap is an important parameter. The conversation also touches on the intersection of engineering and physics in the advancement of microelectronics.
ChapterThe Beauty of Silicon and the Intersection of Engineering and Physics
Episode#225 – Jeffrey Shainline: Neuromorphic Computing and Optoelectronic Intelligence
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The understanding of semiconductor physics led to the invention of the transistor which revolutionized technology.
23:34 - 27:41 (04:07)
Summary
The understanding of semiconductor physics led to the invention of the transistor which revolutionized technology. Physics plays a crucial role in the initial development but is eventually optimized by engineering techniques.