Title :
The transistor—A new semiconductor amplifier
Author :
Becker, J.A. ; Shive, J.N.
Author_Institution :
Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc., Murray Hill, N.J.
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 :
Assembly; Circuits; Contacts; Electron tubes; Germanium; Laboratories; Plugs; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Solids; Telephony;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/PROC.1984.13076
