transistor
noun
tran·sis·tor
tran-ˈzi-stər 
tran(t)-ˈsi-
1
: a solid-state electronic device that is used to control the flow of electricity in electronic equipment and usually consists of a small block of a semiconductor (such as germanium) with at least three electrodes
2
: a transistorized radio
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The famous Moore’s Law said the number of transistors on a chip—basically transistor density—doubles every two years or so.
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Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2024
If impure quartz is used, the outside materials can hamper the effectiveness of the transistor.
—Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
Project manager Jordan Evans said the transistors — located in circuits across the entire spacecraft — are expected to degrade when Europa Clipper is exposed to the worst of the radiation during the 49 flybys of the moon.
—Marcia Dunn, The Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2024
Though both versions of the Raspberry Pi 5 use a single LPDDR4X memory module, the lower capacity of the memory module on the 2GB version means far fewer power-hungry transistors in the memory chip.
—PCMAG, 7 Sep. 2024
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Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2024
If impure quartz is used, the outside materials can hamper the effectiveness of the transistor.
—Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
Project manager Jordan Evans said the transistors — located in circuits across the entire spacecraft — are expected to degrade when Europa Clipper is exposed to the worst of the radiation during the 49 flybys of the moon.
—Marcia Dunn, The Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2024
Though both versions of the Raspberry Pi 5 use a single LPDDR4X memory module, the lower capacity of the memory module on the 2GB version means far fewer power-hungry transistors in the memory chip.
—PCMAG, 7 Sep. 2024
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transistor
noun
tran·sis·tor
tranz-ˈis-tər
tran(t)s-
1
: an electronic device that consists of a small block of a semiconductor (as germanium) with at least three electrodes and is used to control the flow of electricity in electronic equipment (as a radio or computer)
2
: a radio having transistors
called also transistor radio
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transistor
noun
tran·sis·tor
tranz-ˈis-tər, tran(t)s-
: a solid-state electronic device that is used to control the flow of electricity in electronic equipment and consists of a small block of a semiconductor (as germanium) with at least three electrodes
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