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silicon is more widely used than germanium.why

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Answered by hanii123
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By far, silicon (Si) is the most widely used material in semiconductor devices. ...Germanium (Ge) was a widely used early semiconductor material but its thermal sensitivity makes it less useful than silicon.
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Answered by jashrivastava
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By far, silicon (Si) is the most widely used material in semiconductor devices. Its combination of low raw material cost, relatively simple processing, and a useful temperature range make it currently the best compromise among the various competing materials. Silicon used in semiconductor device manufacturing is currently fabricated into boules that are large enough in diameter to allow the production of 300 mm (12 in.) wafers.
Germanium (Ge) was a widely used early semiconductor material but its thermal sensitivity makes it less useful than silicon. Today, germanium is often alloyed with silicon for use in very-high-speed Si-Ge devices; IBM is a major producer of such devices
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