Modern Electronics (was Re: List charter mods & headcount...

From: der Mouse <mouse_at_Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA>
Date: Tue Jun 22 23:02:51 2004

> Strictly speaking, aren't gaseous and solid state devices both
> semiconductors? They conduct electricity conditionally in both
> cases.

   sem?i?con?duc?tor
   n.
    1. Any of various solid crystalline substances, such as germanium or
       silicon, having electrical conductivity greater than insulators
       but less than good conductors, and used especially as a base
       material for computer chips and other electronic devices.

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