Difference Between Conductor, Semiconductor and Insulator

Conductor:

The solids which have high conductivity or low resistivity are called conductors. Metals and most of the alloys fall in this group.

Semiconductor:

There are certain solids called semiconductors whose conductivity lies in between that of conductor and insulator.

Example: Ge, Si, GaAs, CdS, etc.

Insulator:

The substances of this class (quartz, mica, etc) have very high resistivity or very poor conductivity.

Conductor vs Semiconductor vs Insulator: