semiconductor

material that has electrical conductivity intermediate to that of a conductor and an insulator
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semiconductor

Summary

semiconductor ranks in the top 0.54% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,324 views/month, #420 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • semiconductor is a type of material[2].
  • semiconductor is a type of electrical conductor[3].
  • semiconductor is a type of Q31450902[4].
  • semiconductor is part of semiconductor device[5].
  • semiconductor is part of semiconductor diode[6].
  • semiconductor is part of semiconductor memory[7].
  • semiconductor's Commons category is recorded as Semiconductors[8].
  • semiconductor comprises n-type semiconductor[9].
  • semiconductor comprises p-type semiconductor[10].
  • semiconductor's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Semiconductors[11].
  • semiconductor's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[12].
  • semiconductor's studied by is recorded as semiconductors chemistry[13].
  • semiconductor's practiced by is recorded as semiconductor industry[14].
  • semiconductor's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[15].
  • semiconductor's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[16].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include material[2], electrical conductor[3], and Q31450902[4].

Use and Application

Components include n-type semiconductor[9] and p-type semiconductor[10]. Part of include semiconductor device[5]; semiconductor diode[6], a type of electronic component[17]; and semiconductor memory[7], a recording medium[18].

Why It Matters

semiconductor ranks in the top 0.54% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,324 views/month, #420 of 77,819).[1] semiconductor has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] semiconductor is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nhk one news topic id → E0000000475
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  2. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2KWfvm
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  3. 14w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → semiconductors
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: semiconductors, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289962747|semiconductors (#289962747)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's "
  4. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0005175-polovodice
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0005175-polovodice, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259490|batch #259490]]"
  5. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has parts → —
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Semiconductors
    Practiced by → semiconductor industry
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 18256, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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