DocumentCode
978407
Title
The lost history of the transistor
Author
Riordan, M.
Volume
41
Issue
5
fYear
2004
fDate
5/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
44
Lastpage
49
Abstract
Bell Labs is famous for inventing the transistor. But 50 years ago Texas Instruments unveiled the first commercial silicon transistors - launching the electronics industry on its meteoric rise.
Keywords
bipolar transistors; history; silicon; Bell Labs; Bell Telephone Laboratories; Texas Instruments; history; junction transistor; silicon transistors; Acoustic scattering; Germanium; History; Instruments; Manufacturing; Music; Silicon devices; Telephony; Transistors; Watches;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MSPEC.2004.1296014
Filename
1296014
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