If you use a smartphone, you have encountered a semiconductor. These small components have changed technology as we know it and continue to do so at a rapid pace. But what exactly are they and how did they become so vital?

As reported by the BBC in their article “The humble mineral that transformed the world,” semiconductor chips are incredibly important to modern computation, playing a pivotal role in computers, smartphones, and other tech.

“From the smartphones in our pockets to the vast datacentres powering the internet, from electric scooters to hypersonic aircraft, pacemakers to weather-predicting supercomputers – inside every one of them, unseen and unsung, are tiny pieces of tech that make it all possible: semiconductors,” the BBC said.

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