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
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
Because Sony bought transistor licensing rights from Western Electric at a time when the American electronics consumer industry was churning out vacuum tube models and reluctant to compete with its own products.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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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
They engineered two versions of bacterial transistors that respond to a molecule called OC 6.
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
In principle, they could enable transistors that are smaller, faster, and more energy efficient than today's devices.
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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