Manuel Cardona’s contributions to semiconductor technology: A view from industrial and applied physics

Abstract

A speaker at a conference last year said that Manuel Cardona "knew more about the basic nature of semiconductors than anyone in the world". As a student in Stuttgart, it certainly felt that way. The combination of Manuel’s knowledge and wisdom, the experience of his students and visitors and other scientists in the institute, and the well equipped library made Heisenbergstrasse a wonderful place for Ph.D. thesis research. I also made personal connections there, which have influenced my career in industry and academia for more than 20 years.