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transistor

[tran-zis-ter] / trænˈzɪs tər /
NOUN
personal stereo
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We followed games on transistor radios and TV, and did our best to imitate star players.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

By the 50s it was making tape recorders and transistor radios.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

A working transistor requires an extremely thin insulating layer known as the gate dielectric.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026

“Back then transistor radios were real popular,” David said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

He had a small transistor radio that he listened to in the morning while he was in the shower.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez

Their computations, which are in effect the switching on and off of microscopic silicon transistors that make up a chip, are actually silent.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

By connecting multiple transistors, the team also created more sophisticated systems.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

"For many years, efforts to improve atomically thin transistors have largely focused on discovering better semiconductor materials," said Professor Wen-Hao Chang, the study's corresponding author from NYCU.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026

More importantly, the devices demonstrated a combination that has been difficult to achieve in atomically thin transistors: very thin dielectric scaling, strong electrostatic control, and sustained carrier transport.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 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




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