The Semiconductor Industry
What is it, and what types of careers are available?
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Engineering
Installation, Maintenance & Repair
Information Technology
Manufacturing & Production
Business Management & Operations
Marketing & Public Relations
Sales
Terminology
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Advanced Manufacturing
- Use of innovative technologies to create existing products and to create new products
- The improvement of processes by adding relevant technology
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Mechatronics
- The field that refers to the skill sets needed in the advanced manufacturing industry
- Brings together mechanical, electrical, computer and robotics engineering
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Nanotechnology
- The study and application of matter on a molecular scale
- Makes products that use small parts, such as electronic devices and sensors
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Semiconductor
- Smart circuit that uses materials that conducts electricity between two metals
- Helps to power computers, phones, cars and anything else that uses electricity