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A semiconductor is a material such as silicon, germanium or gallium arsenide which can be made to conduct electricity either by negatively charged [[Glossary:Electron|electrons]] (N-type) or by positively charged [[Glossary:Hole|holes]] (P-type), by adding small amounts of carefully chosen impurities. | A semiconductor is a material such as silicon, germanium or gallium arsenide which can be made to conduct electricity either by negatively charged [[Glossary:Electron|electrons]] (N-type) or by positively charged electron vacancies, or [[Glossary:Hole|holes]] (P-type), by adding small amounts of carefully chosen impurities. | ||