The Essential Guide to Semiconductors: Ess Gde Semicon Tech _p1 (Essential (Prentice Hall)) - Softcover

Turley, Jim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 013046404X ISBN 13: 9780130464040

Publisher: Pearson, 2002

Synopsis

Semiconductors are the building blocks of computing. They are the electronic chips that are in every computer and device on the market. Cellphones, cars, computers (of all kinds), gaming systems, machines - anything with hardware has an electronic (or semiconductor) component. This is the professional's guide to the business and technology of semiconductor design and manufacturing. The semiconductor industry lends itself very well to a book of this kind. Just as the telecommunications area, the semiconductor industry is broad and complicated. There's a definite need for a book that explains the in's and out's of the technology and how it works - without bogging down readers with too much technical content.

About this title

From the Back Cover

• An up-to-the-minute briefing on the entire semiconductor industry
• Technology, applications, and markets―explained in English
• Explains today's state-of-the-art silicon design and manufacturing techniques
• Contains expert insights from one of the industry's leading analysts and editors

The Essential Guide to Semiconductors is a complete professional's guide to the business andtechnology of semiconductor design and manufacturing. Leading semiconductor industry analystand editor Jim Turley illuminates every facet of the industry, explaining its fast-changingtechnologies, markets, and business models simply, clearly, and without unnecessary jargon.

• Covers a wide range of semiconductor applications: cellphones, cars, computers, gaming systems, and much more
• Conceptual enough for laypeople and nontechnical investors―and sufficiently detailed for technical readers
• Includes a wide range of diagrams and flowcharts to promote understanding
• Presents accessible explanations of how silicon chips are designed and built
• Shows how the entire industry fits together, helping readers understand key niches, market segments, and opportunities

About the Author

JIM TURLEY is a semiconductor industry analyst, editor, and lecturer in Silicon Valley. He is aregular columnist for Embedded Systems Programming, Computer Design, Circuit Cellar, andSupermicro magazines. He was Senior Editor of the Microprocessor Report and a three-time winnerof the Computer Press Award. Jim also provides consulting services to leading semiconductorfirms and is often called upon to participate in new product reviews, strategy sessions, andtechnology development. He has also written six books on a number of different topics,including PCs Made Easy.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 013046404X
• ISBN 13: 9780130464040
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 239