The transistor has been around since the nineteen forties. In fact, the FET (Field Effect Transistor) was actually developed before the more common bipolar type. Bipolar transistors use semiconductor ...
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Back in 1966, a suitable toy for a geeky kid was a radio kit. You could find simple crystal radio sets or some more advanced ...
An integrated circuit (IC) technique developed by Fairchild Instruments in 1959 that creates transistors on a flat surface compared to the uneven surface of the earlier mesa process. The planar ...
Bell Labs scientists behind the invention of the transistor would, at last, have the U.S. Patent in their hands.