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Transistors Explained: Switching and Amplification Basics
This video explains what transistors are and how they function as electronic switches and amplifiers. As a core component of ...
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What Is a Transistor, and How Does It Work?
Transistors are tiny electronic components that act as switches and amplifiers, and they dwell at the heart of modern technology. In simple terms, a transistor can turn a flow of electricity on or off ...
The humble inventions that power our modern world wouldn’t have been possible without decades of support for early-stage ...
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Science history: Invention of the transistor ushers in the computing era — Oct. 3, 1950
On Oct. 3, 1950, three Bell Labs scientists received a patent for a "three-electrode circuit element" that would usher in the ...
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MIT demonstrates magnetic transistor with 10x stronger switching and built-in memory
MIT engineers built a magnetic transistor from chromium sulfur bromide, promising smaller, faster electronics with built-in memory.
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