Semiconductor Engineering History

From Transistors to AI Chips and Global Supply Chains

von Chatvariety Team

94 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

The Engineering History of the Semiconductor IndustryFrom the invention of the transistor in 1947 to the rise of modern AI chips, Semiconductor Engineering History offers a technical and accessible chronicle of the industry that built the modern digital world. This book traces the breakthroughs, business transformations, manufacturing shifts, and geopolitical pressures that shaped today's semiconductor ecosystem.Written with the technical depth that engineers appreciate and the narrative clarity that makes history compelling, this book explores the hardware, companies, and engineering decisions behind the chips that power modern life: - The Solid-State Revolution: How semiconductor physics helped replace vacuum tubes and opened the path to modern electronics.- The Integrated Circuit: How early chip pioneers and semiconductor startups laid the foundations of Silicon Valley.- Moore's Law: The engineering roadmap that influenced scaling, manufacturing, and computing performance for decades.- The Memory Wars: DRAM, flash memory, and the rise of global memory manufacturing competition.- The Fabless Revolution: How chip design companies, foundries, and outsourced manufacturing transformed global supply chains.- The AI Chip Era: The architecture of GPUs, custom accelerators, advanced packaging, and AI-focused silicon.- Geopolitics and Supply Chains: Export controls, advanced manufacturing capacity, strategic foundries, and the race for technology sovereignty.Essential reading for engineers, technology strategists, investors, and policymakers, this book is a practical guide to the silicon foundation of modern civilization.

• Reihe: Independently published
• ISBN: 9798174475236
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 15.09.2026
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Independently published