What is a semiconductor

A semiconductor is, at face, an element that is neither a good conductor nor insulator of electricity, such as silicon. The main principal is that since it does not fall directly into either category, it lends itself to the manipulation of electric current based on the manipulation of electrons under certain conditions. Due to its ability of allowing the manipulation of electric current, semiconductors are used as the basic building block for Integrated circuits and microprocessors.

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