transistor
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These cells convert the OHC 14 signal into another output that can serve as the input for the next transistor.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
By the 50s it was making tape recorders and transistor radios.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The findings also point to a broader change in the way semiconductor researchers think about transistor design.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
“Back then transistor radios were real popular,” David said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
North Korean defectors arriving in Seoul said that Chinese-made transistor radios had allowed them to listen to Chinese and South Korean stations, as well as to Radio Free Asia and Voice of America.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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In conventional electronics, transistors act as switches that control whether electrical current can pass through a circuit.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
For instance, the researchers built a bidirectional switch using two transistors that detect OC 12.
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
Tinier processes allow for smaller transistors, meaning more circuitry can be squeezed onto a single sliver of chip to boost computing power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 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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