transistor
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By the 50s it was making tape recorders and transistor radios.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
They could strengthen control over the transistor gate, or they could protect the mobility of the charge carriers moving through the device.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
Modern chip development depends heavily on shrinking transistor components.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
“Back then transistor radios were real popular,” David said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
At a theater in Chicago I once sat beside a man who watched the movie while listening to a Cubs game on his transistor radio.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
As transistors shrink, making this insulating layer thinner can improve electrical control.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
Testing showed low leakage current, minimal hysteresis, and maximum transconductance of 0.45 mS μm-1 in transistors with channels measuring about 100 nanometers.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
Instead of trying to make transistors smaller, the company laid out a method for stacking circuits to cram more computing power into a single chip footprint.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
As he sees it, this philosophy is what drives IBM’s ongoing work in transistors.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
They glued transistors to their ears all summer, even during Jorge del Pino’s brief hospital stays, and cheered when the Mets caught fire and the Cubs finally folded.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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