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 (2,650 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 (2,650 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 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

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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. 4d 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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