Sibling semiconductors are used in light-emitting diodes, solid-state lasers and other technologies that generate heat and light far more precisely and efficiently than conventional welders, torches, ovens and bulbs.

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Another part of the tablet boom are memory companies like Micron Technologies and SanDisk that make the solid state drives that are used in light-weight tablet devices will be in a good place to benefit from the consumer demand for the products, says Mosesmann.

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Solid-state lighting as an industry is actually fairly young, with commercial production of white light LEDs first starting less than 20 years ago.

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