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Science history: Invention of the transistor ushers in the computing era — Oct. 3, 1950
On Oct. 3, 1950, three Bell Labs scientists received a patent for a "three-electrode circuit element" that would usher in the ...
These days, we take it for granted that you can connect a cheap piece of hardware to a microcontroller and have an amazing ...
At $338 for Prime members for Prime Big Deal Days, the Ryzen 7 7800X3D chip achieves a historically low cost for what many regard as the best gaming CPU available today. The 25 percent off creates ...
Understanding what makes Taiwan Semiconductor tick helps explain why this company is dominating AI processor manufacturing.
MIT researchers have now replaced silicon with a magnetic semiconductor, creating a magnetic transistor that could enable ...
With the AI boom, construction of new data centers has skyrocketed, and not without consequence — some communities that count ...
Want to squeeze more performance from your CPU? Learn how to overclock your processor to safely boost speed and performance.
Among chip nerds, Jim Keller is a name that needs no introduction, but if you aren't familiar, he's a veteran from the days ...
A new computing era arrives with the breakthrough in how computers can sort information. This vital function, at the heart of ...
In a triumph that bridges the ghostly world of quantum mechanics with the tangible reality of everyday objects, the ...
On the 14th anniversary of Steve Jobs' passing, a private email he wrote to himself in 2010 has surfaced via the Steve Jobs ...
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The age of silicon and software began 75 years ago with the patenting of the transistor
Bell Labs scientists behind the invention of the transistor would, at last, have the U.S. Patent in their hands.
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