Title :
The transistor — A new semiconductor amplifier
Author :
Becker, J. A. ; Shive, J. N.
Author_Institution :
Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc., Murray Hill,´ N. J.
fDate :
3/1/1949 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This article describes the construction, characteristics, and behavior of the newly discovered device, the transistor. Used as a semiconductor amplifier, it works on an entirely different principle and is capable of performing the same tasks now done by the vacuum tube triode.
Keywords :
Electron tubes; Equivalent circuits; Force; Germanium; Impedance; Resistance; Transistors;
Journal_Title :
Electrical Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/EE.1949.6444660
