Peter Robin Morris is now living in Malvern, having recently retired from Southampton Institute of Higher Education where he held the position of senior lecturer in the Department of Systems and Communications Engineering. Before this, he worked within the electronics industry as a semiconductor engineer, in both British and American firms.After gaining a Diploma in Communications Engineering and Electronics at Southampton Institute, he obtained a BA degree from the Open University in History, and an MPhil from the University of Bath, where he currently holds a visiting research fellowship.Mr Morris is a member of both the IET and the IEEE. He is at present engaged in research into the development of the semiconductor industry within the United Kingdom.

• Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Development of the thermionic valveChapter 3: Historical survey of early research in semiconductorsChapter 4: Development of the transistorChapter 5: Major technical processes used in semiconductor device fabricationChapter 6: Review of major factors affecting the growth of the United States semiconductor industryChapter 7: Review of the major factors affecting the growth of the Japanese and South Korean semiconductor industriesChapter 8: Review of the European semiconductor industryChapter 9: ConclusionsAppendix A: Glossary of commonly used terms in semiconductor technologyAppendix B: Basic semiconductor junction theoryAppendix C: Pattern of a typical semiconductor product cycleAppendix D: Characteristics and applications of gallium arsenide

Peter Robin Morris is now living in Malvern, having recently retired from Southampton Institute of Higher Education where he held the position of senior lecturer in the Department of Systems and Communications Engineering. Before this, he worked within the electronics industry as a semiconductor engineer, in both British and American firms.After gaining a Diploma in Communications Engineering and Electronics at Southampton Institute, he obtained a BA degree from the Open University in History, and an MPhil from the University of Bath, where he currently holds a visiting research fellowship.Mr Morris is a member of both the IET and the IEEE. He is at present engaged in research into the development of the semiconductor industry within the United Kingdom.

• Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Development of the thermionic valveChapter 3: Historical survey of early research in semiconductorsChapter 4: Development of the transistorChapter 5: Major technical processes used in semiconductor device fabricationChapter 6: Review of major factors affecting the growth of the United States semiconductor industryChapter 7: Review of the major factors affecting the growth of the Japanese and South Korean semiconductor industriesChapter 8: Review of the European semiconductor industryChapter 9: ConclusionsAppendix A: Glossary of commonly used terms in semiconductor technologyAppendix B: Basic semiconductor junction theoryAppendix C: Pattern of a typical semiconductor product cycleAppendix D: Characteristics and applications of gallium arsenide