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The humble inventions that power our modern world wouldn’t have been possible without decades of support for early-stage ...

The transistor is the tiny invention that powers the modern world - but its creation was anything but simple. This video explores how a small group of engineers overcame impossible challenges to ...

Three-Dimensional (3D) Transistors: Stacking transistors vertically in a 3D configuration to increase transistor density on a chip without reducing individual transistor size.

Semiconductors are at the heart of most electronics. We explain what semiconductors are, how they work, and just how tiny those transistors can get.

Future innovations in high-mobility transistors require looking at new materials and platforms as well as finding ways to work around existing practical limitations such as cost or material ...

Why silk is being used for bio-compatible transistors. How the silk is transformed to develop the transistor function. The two types of operation provided by the silk-based transistor. Silicon and ...

Exploring gate metal work function impact on nanoscale transistor performance for advanced electronics innovation and efficiency.

When combined with Intel's new manufacturing process---changing from 32-nanometer chips to 22-nanometer ones---the company says the new transistors work 37% faster when chips are in low-voltage mode, ...

Finnish company Semiqon has developed a transistor that operates with virtually zero heat dissipation. They have made silicon ...