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MIT finds a new way to pack more transistors on a chip

For decades, chipmakers have squeezed more computing power out of silicon by shrinking transistors, but that strategy is running into hard physical limits. A new approach from MIT aims to sidestep ...
ExtremeTech

What Is a Transistor, and How Does It Work?

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Science Daily

Scientists built a transistor that could leave silicon in the dust

Shrinking silicon transistors have reached their physical limits, but a team from the University of Tokyo is rewriting the rules. They've created a cutting-edge transistor using gallium-doped indium ...
Live Science

1st-of-its-kind cryogenic transistor is 1,000 times more efficient and could lead to much more powerful quantum computers

The new type of transistor, known as the "cryo-CMOS transistor," is optimized to operate at temperatures under 1 K and emit near-zero heat. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...
EDN

Programmable Unijunction Transistor (PUT) – A Quick Rescript

What is a Programmable Unijunction Transistor (PUT)? Simple – it is a three-lead electronic semiconductor device, similar to a unijunction transistor (UJT), except that its behaviour can be controlled ...
Live Science

New diamond transistor is a world-1st — paving the way for high-speed computing at the highest temperatures

Scientists have created an n-channel transistor using diamond for the first time, potentially leading to faster components that can work in extreme conditions. When you purchase through links on our ...
PC Gamer

Google says per-transistor chip costs stopped getting cheaper 10 years ago, but how is that right?

The end probably isn't nigh for faster and cheaper PCs. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Add us as a preferred source on Google ...
The University of Chicago Chronicle

Scientists working to make tiny, powerful microelectronics even smaller, more energy efficient

You’re seeing the story on your screen right now thanks to tiny switches known as transistors. The microchips in computers contain billions of them, each one sending electrical signals based on what ...
IEEE

A transistor-based background self-calibration for reducing PVT sensitivity with a design example of an adaptive bandwidth PLL

Abstract: A transistor-based background on-chip self-calibration technique is proposed to obtain PVT-independent circuit parameters. With little implementation complexity, the proposed direct I-V ...
GitHub

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EDN

Simple XOR logic elements on transistors

Logic elements “Exclusive OR” are widely used in a variety of digital devices. However, in some cases, for example, when using increased operating voltages, the use of standard chips is impossible.