In this lesson, students build two circuits and explore how transistors function. When Bell Labs introduced the transistor in June of 1948, a spokesman proudly announced "This cylindrical object . . .

On Oct. 3, 1950, three scientists at Bell Labs in New Jersey received a U.S. patent for what would become one of the most important inventions of the 20th century — the transistor. John Bardeen, ...

In this online engineering specialization, you will master the fundamentals of semiconductors and evaluate the performance of electronic devices by completing courses in semiconductor physics, PN ...

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 ...

The market offers opportunities in high-impedance, low-noise applications, driven by growth in consumer electronics, ...

Fairchild Semiconductor’s 3A and 5A bipolar junction transistors (BJT) contribute to energy-savings in electronic ballast, power supply and industrial designs due to their ultra-fast switching speeds ...

GeneSiC’s SiC-based 1200 V/220 mΩ Super Junction Transistors (SJTs) feature high temperature (> 300 °C) operation capability, ultra-fast switching transitions ( 15 ns), extremely low losses, and a ...

Phoenix, Ariz. — ON Semiconductor has expanded its low Vce (sat) bipolar junction transistor (BJT) portfolio to include WDFN6, WDFN3, SOT-23, SOT-563 and ChipFET packages. These new devices are said ...

It used to be a rite of passage to be able to do the math necessary to design various bipolar transistor amplifier configurations. This doesn’t come up as often as it used to, but it is still a good ...

Quantum-tunneling junction technology promises to enable production of smaller, more efficient, and easier-to-produce semiconductors for digital, analog, and power applications. In case you missed the ...

For switching high-powered loads from a microcontroller, or for switching AC loads in general, most of us will reach into the parts bin and pull out a generic relay of some sort. Relays are ...