Semiconductor: We are overly dependent on Technology. This assertion, without foundation for some and axiom for others, can be used to exemplify the latest crisis hitting the technology sector. A crisis that has not yet erupted, but that is looming on the horizon. A crisis caused by the global shortage of semiconductors. What is a semiconductor? According to a book definition, a semiconductor is “a substance that behaves as a conductor or as an insulator depending on the conditions of electric field, magnetic field, pressure, radiation or ambient temperature”. A semiconductor electronic component is one that uses the electrical properties...