This video explains how transistors work and how they are used to switch and amplify electrical signals in electronic circuits. Transistors are fundamental to all modern digital and analog systems.
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The Tiny Switch That Runs Every Computer and Gadget
Nearly every piece of technology you use—from smartphones to computers—relies on one revolutionary component: the transistor.
For the Component Abuse Challenge our hacker [Tim Williams] observes that N-P-N reads the same way forwards and backwards, so ...
For our 2025 Component Abuse Challenge there have been a set of entries which merely use a component for a purpose it wasn’t quite intended, and another which push misuse of a part into ...
The latest version of the Californian/Texan company's mid-tier headphone amplifier now comes with optional Mesh DAC and Forkbeard control.
The latest version of the Californian/Texan company's mid-tier headphone amplifier now comes with optional Mesh DAC and Forkbeard control.
The new fabrication technique for all-2D transistors on flexible substrates offers a sustainable alternative, boosting ...
The donor screen came from a portable Sony TV of what looks like early 90s stock, which at the time would have been a cutting ...
ChatGPT Atlas has arrived. Here's what to know about OpenAI's web browser and how it uses your data.
OpenAI announced this week the arrival of its new artificial-intelligence-powered web browser, ChatGPT Atlas. “We think that AI represents a rare, once-a-decade opportunity to rethink what a browser ...
Buying a home for just €1 sounds like a dream. But Money feature writer Brad Young has been investigating the reality. One DIY novice found a padlocked chest with hidden secrets - but another planned ...
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