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What Is a Transistor, and How Does It Work?

Transistors are tiny electronic components that act as switches and amplifiers, and they dwell at the heart of modern technology. In simple terms, a transistor can turn a flow of electricity on or off ...
Hackaday

Biasing That Transistor Part 4: Don’t Forget The FET

Over the recent weeks here at Hackaday, we’ve been taking a look at the humble transistor. In a series whose impetus came from a friend musing upon his students arriving with highly developed ...
Electronic Design

E-Mode GaN Transistor Works Like Silicon MOSFET for Easier Design-In

Check out our PCIM 2022 coverage. Cambridge GaN Devices (CGD), a spin-out of Cambridge University, is a fabless semiconductor company that develops a range of energy-efficient, enhancement-mode ...
Electronic Design

Your Next Bio-Transistor May Consist of Silk, Not Silicon

Why silk is being used for bio-compatible transistors. How the silk is transformed to develop the transistor function. The two types of operation provided by the silk-based transistor. Silicon and ...
CNET

AMD joins transistor trend

Advanced Micro Devices has created new high-performance transistors in its labs based on the simple concept that sometimes two are better than one. The chipmaker said Tuesday it has manufactured in ...
ExtremeTech

What Is a Transistor, and How Does It Work?

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