Science Help Please.
What does it mean for a substance to be a semiconductor?
Why are semiconductors so important to the technology industry?
I am working on this assignment and I forgot what it was please help.

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Science Help Please.
What does it mean for a substance to be a semiconductor?
Why are semiconductors so important to the technology industry?
I am working on this assignment and I forgot what it was please help.

anonymous · Answer

Semiconductors are usually made of semi-metals, and impurities can be added to them to allow electricity to flow only in certain directions. They are used to make circuitry in electronic devices, as well as things like solar panels and LED lights.

masumanwar · Answer

semiconductor have conducting property in between conductor as metal and insulator as wood and is used to make diode biased switching and also for making ic and all other circuits