Electronic Devices and

Household Gadgets
 Household equipment and electronic gadgets are
made up of several components. These materials are
carefully chosen to provide durability and proper
conductivity to make these things function properly.
Liquid Crystal Displays
● Liquid crystal displays
or LCDs on digital
watches, flat-panel
computer monitors, and
televisions make use of
liquid crystal polymers.

Liquid crystal polymers in LCDs.

Liquid Crystal Displays
● Liquid crystal polymers
or LCPs, which are in liquid
crystalline state, are part
of a group composed of
chemically complex and
structurally distinct
materials that have several
unique properties.
Liquid crystal polymers in LCDs.
Liquid Crystal Displays
● Unlike other polymer
molecules, LCPs can be
aligned in highly ordered
configurations, which are
retained even if they
become solid.

Liquid crystal polymers in LCDs.

Semiconductors
● Semiconductor compounds
such as gallium arsenide,
indium phosphide, and their
alloys are utilized in light-
emitting diodes (LEDs).

Semiconductors are used in LEDs

Semiconductors
● LED is a device that converts
electrical energy into light
energy. They can easily fit
into electrical circuits.

● Unlike incandescent bulbs,

they do not have
filamentous bulbs that burn
out through time. Semiconductors are used in LEDs
Silicon
● Silicon is a semiconducting
element that is widely used
in electronic devices.

● It is a metalloid, and as
such, has properties
between a metal and a
nonmetal. Silicon is used in the motherboards
of computer units.
Metals
● Several home electronics
also contain metals in
addition to semiconductors.

Metals are used in computer

motherboards.
Metals
● Gold is a very good conductor of electricity making it a very
useful metal in electronics.

● Another important metal utilized in electronics is silver for its

high conductivity and durability.

● Platinum can also be found in several electronic gadgets.

Adding it to the cobalt magnetic alloy enhances its magnetic
properties and its storage capability as well of hard drives.
Metals
● Palladium is used virtually in almost every electronic
device. Most palladium is used for multi-layer ceramic
capacitors (MLCC).

● Brass, a copper alloy, is used as an electronic packaging.

In this type, zinc is used as a predominant alloying
element.
Ceramics
● Materials made up of
glass ceramics are
designed to have a
relatively high
mechanical strength and
low coefficient of
thermal expansion to
avoid thermal shock.
Ceramic fibers
Ceramics
● Upon exposing clay
ceramics into a high-
temperature process
called firing, they
become whitewares.

Ceramic fibers
Plastics
● Plastic is a classification of
polymers used in several
household applications.

● Refrigerator linings and lawn

and garden equipment are
made up of acrylonitrile
butadiene-styrene (ABS). Vinyl is used for phonograph records.
Plastics
● Vinyls are used as floor
coverings, pipe, wire
insulation, garden hose, and
even phonograph records.

● Polystyrenes are used as

wall tile, indoor lighting
panels ,and appliance Vinyl is used for phonograph records.
housings.
 Liquid crystal displays (LCDs) on digital watches, flat-
1 panel computer monitors and televisions make use of
liquid crystal polymers.

Semiconductor compounds such as gallium

2 arsenide, indium phosphide and their alloys are
utilized in light-emitting diodes (LED).

Several home electronics also contain metals in

3 addition to semiconductors.
Complete the table by identifying distinct characteristics or
properties of the given materials and by providing its
importance to electronic devices and gadgets.
Materials Properties Use in Electronic Devices
liquid crystal polymer
semiconductors
silicon
metal conductors
plastic polymers
List down some desirable characteristics of the
electronic devices and gadgets.