• DocumentCode
    1499910
  • Title

    Maxwell´s children light the way

  • Author

    DeMaria, Anthony J.

  • Author_Institution
    United Technol. Res. Center, East Hartford, CT, USA
  • Volume
    7
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1991
  • fDate
    3/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    36
  • Lastpage
    43
  • Abstract
    An overview of the development of electronics is presented, beginning with the discovery, in 1874, of the first metal-semiconductor junction. Parallel advances in photonics are then discussed. The compatibility and complementarity of the two technologies are examined.<>
  • Keywords
    history; integrated circuit technology; integrated optoelectronics; semiconductor devices; compatibility; complementarity; development; electronics; metal-semiconductor junction; photonics; Consumer electronics; Electromagnetics; Electronics industry; Industrial electronics; Magnetics; Maxwell equations; Oscillators; Photonics; Physics; Vacuum technology;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Circuits and Devices Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    8755-3996
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/101.75927
  • Filename
    75927