The static induction transistor was responsible for getting Yamaha into semiconductor manufacturing. Invented by a professor at Tohoku University, Jun’ichi Nishizawa, SITs had the advantage over other ...
This project worked toward developing a new generation of semiconductors by combining silicon and gallium arsenic perfect-crystal formation and static-induction control technologies. Static induction ...
JUN-ICHI NISHIZAWA, professor emeritus of Tohoku University, excelled as a scientist, engineer, university president, and advisor to local governments. He was born September 12, 1926, in Sendai, Japan ...