Materials Science Seminar by Qinghuang Lin

Semiconductor chips are the brain of the Information Age and the engine of the knowledge-based economy. Sophisticated modern chips power everything from spacecraft, super computers and communication networks to iPhones and iPads. Historically, the semiconductor chip industry grew at a compound annual growth rate of more than 15 per and it has grown to become a gigantic business of more than $220 billion per year in less than five decades.