Why Silicon is used (needed) for ICs? – Integrated circuit

We have many semiconductor materials in use. But why we use most of the SILICON for manufacturing the ICs (Integrated Circuit). For this may have a following reasons-

1. It is chemically simple and is not subjected to compound or stoichiometric effect.
2. Silicon is a semiconductor which is plentiful with the right band-gap and it is easily purified and able to be doped to make it n region or p region.
3. It can comfortable at higher temperature up to 180^oC
4. It is grows as stable oxide.
5. Silicon is possible to grow large single crystals.
6. It has very few crystalline imperfections because of highly developed silicon technology.