History of The Transistor

History Of The Transistor

A transistor is a semiconductor device with at least three terminals for connection to an electric circuit. The vacuum-tube triode, also called a (thermionic) valve, was the transistor's precursor, introduced in 1907.

Read more about History Of The Transistor:  Invention of The Transistor, Origin of The Term, Production and Commercialization, Improvements in Transistor Design, Patents

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