transistor
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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
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
I owe this progress report to Burt who had the bright idea that I could dictate this on a transistor tape recorder and have a public stenographer in Chicago type it up.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
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
For instance, the researchers built a bidirectional switch using two transistors that detect OC 12.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
MIT researchers have engineered bacteria to work like transistors, creating living "circuit boards" that can be printed onto growth material inside a Petri dish.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 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
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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