Are you interested in semiconductors or the semiconductor industry? In fact, semiconductors are extensively used nowadays, and their future seems promising. First and foremost, let me define semiconductors. Semiconductors are materials with characteristics that fall in between those of a conductor and an insulator: semiconductors combine the properties of conductors, which have low resistance and effectively transfer electricity, with insulators, which have high resistance and make electricity flow problematically.
Let us now take a moment to talk about the size and the potential of the semiconductor business. Silicon, the most well-known semiconductor material, is extensively employed in today’s world of the third industrial revolution. The semiconductor business, which began in Silicon Valley in the 1970s, is now expanding globally, with the United States, China, Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan leading the way. Not only silicon but many elements of semiconductors are utilized in a wide range of electronic devices. Including telephones and the internet, as well as automobiles, commercial airplanes, medical imaging, and temperature sensors in air conditioners, various elements of semiconductors clearly reflect the growth of the business.
Furthermore, semiconductors have a broader range of applications than one may imagine. Although semiconductors play an important role in electronic devices such as personal computers and digital products, as well as in the operation of bank ATMs, trains, the internet, and communications, it is worth noting that they are also used in other areas of social infrastructures, such as the medical network used for elderly care.
Unfortunately, as a result of COVID-19, global supply networks have been interrupted. As a result, the vital commodities of supply chains have become more crucial than ever. Currently, the foreign governments in Southeast Asia and elsewhere are striving to employ problem-solving techniques and engagement with their trading partners to keep critical factories running.
By: Minji Kwon