Hackaday

All About PNP Transistors

In the early days, PNP bipolar transistors were common, but the bulk of circuits you see today use NPN transistors. As [Aaron Danner] points out, many people think PNP transistors are “backward” but ...
Canadian Manufacturing

Key factors to consider when manufacturers are deciding between NPN and PNP transistors

Manufacturing companies, particularly those that mass-produce electronic circuits, work pretty much around bipolar junction transistors, like PNP and NPN. However, choosing between these two BJTs can ...
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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 ...
GIGAZINE

What is the "transistor" in the computer doing?

One of the semiconductor devices built in almost all electronic devices such as televisions, mobile phones, and PCs is "A transistor"is. Although I have heard of the name, actually it is not generally ...
Hackaday

NPN transistors

[Dr. Cockroach]’s goal was to build a four-bit computer out of recycled and repurposed junk. The resulting computer, called IO, consists of a single 555, around 230 PNP and NPN transistors, 230 diodes ...
Sydney Morning Herald

IBM produces smallest working transistor

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. IBM has produced the world's smallest working silicon transistor, the company says in a media release. The new transistor, which is six ...
Seattle Times

U.S., Australian physicists create working transistor from one atom

Australian and U.S. physicists have built a working transistor from a single phosphorus atom embedded in a silicon crystal. The group of physicists, based at the University of New South Wales in ...
New Electronics

Single atom in silicon crystal enables working transistor

Researchers have developed a working transistor consisting of a single atom placed precisely in a silicon crystal, paving the way for future quantum computers. To develop the electronic device, ...
New Atlas

First working wooden transistor marks a step toward biodegradable tech

Wood isn’t usually very good at conducting electricity, but now scientists have created the first functional wooden transistor. It’s not the best, and it requires some processing, but it does work and ...
Tech Xplore on MSN

A biocompatible and stretchable transistor for implantable devices

Recent technological advances have opened new possibilities for the development of advanced biomedical devices that could be ...
ExtremeTech

What Is a Transistor, and How Does It Work?

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