transistor
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By the 50s it was making tape recorders and transistor radios.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
“Back then transistor radios were real popular,” David said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
IBM Research unveiled the world’s first sub-1 nanometer chip technology, featuring a 0.7 nanometer node transistor architecture.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
The extremely thin silicon films still allow effective control by the transistor gate, while the high doping levels help reduce parasitic contact resistance.
From Science Daily ● May 30, 2026
A sailor with a transistor radio blaring from his back hip pocket passed near Ben and Mary Anne.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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As transistors shrink, making this insulating layer thinner can improve electrical control.
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
The cutting-edge 3-nanometer process can fit 250 million to 300 million transistors in one square millimeter of silicon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
By squeezing more transistors into tighter spaces, these advanced nodes boost processing speeds while cutting down on power consumption.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
Couples were drinking and whispering on the grass, and the transistors were turned down.
From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte
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