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a semiconductor.

• hammock 2y ago
  “Silicon substrate, as one of the most important materials for the integrated circuit industry, can be used to manufacture mm-wave antennas for a highly integrated purpose” Here’s an interesting paper on how to make it work efficiently: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/12/24/4983#:~:text=Silicon%20substrate%2C%20as%20one%20of,for%20a%20highly%20integrated%20purpose https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/12/24/4983#:~:text=Silicon%20....
  • Joker_vD 2y ago
    That neither makes silicon a metal, nor glass silicon (it's silicon oxide at best, and oxides generally have radically different chemical and electrical properties than the pure element).