transistors

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For decades, computing progress came from shrinking transistors to make chips faster and cheaper, but that approach is hitting physical limits and becoming more expensive.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Probably the smallest things Mr. Payne observed being made were transistors, the itty-bitty devices that seem to control the world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

Modern computers handle increasing workloads by packing billions of identical transistors onto rigid, two-dimensional silicon chips.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

The company designs and manufactures ion implantation equipment that is critical in creating transistors on chips.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 28, 2026

It governs the behavior of transistors and integrated circuits, which are the essential components of electronic devices such as televisions and computers, and is also the basis of modern chemistry and biology.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking