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transistor

[tran-zis-ter] / trænˈzɪs tər /
NOUN
personal stereo
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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

Using this approach, the researchers demonstrated for the first time that a single transistor can reproduce the energy efficient "spiking" activity of biological neurons at temperatures as low as 10mK.

From Science Daily Jun. 12, 2026

Through the speakers, the security is reassuring the crowd, saying, “A transistor sparked in the upper levels of the dome, but everything is under control now. Please mind your steps and follow the exit signs.”

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

"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

As transistors shrink, making this insulating layer thinner can improve electrical control.

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

The machines use focused beams of ultraviolet light to etch on wafers of silicon billions of transistors roughly the width of a strand of DNA.

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

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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