: a solid-state electronic device that is used to control the flow of electricity in electronic equipment and usually consists of a small block of a semiconductor (such as germanium) with at least three electrodes
Recent Examples on the WebHis father, John, twice won the Nobel Prize in Physics, for the invention of the transistor and the theory of superconductivity; his brother, William, is an expert on quantum theory at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Illinois.New York Times, 3 July 2022 The voices coming out of Dad’s transistor radio were Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons and, later, Hank Greenwald. Sporting Green Staff, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Aug. 2022 Apple hasn't shared the transistor size on its latest S7 chip powering the Apple Watch Series 7, but it's likely built on a 7-nm process, potentially making the new W5 chips some of the most efficient wearable processors on the market.Wired, 20 July 2022 Vin Scully, Dodgers fans and the transistor radio: How an unbreakable bond was formed. Scott Sandell, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2022 RibbonFETs exhibit improved transistor performance relative to FinFETs because the RibbonFET gate completely surrounds the channel. Steven Leibson, Forbes, 13 June 2022 But Buddy had turned eagerly toward the place, and was now walking fast up to the gate where the guard was snoozing in his hut, a little transistor radio playing beside him. Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 27 June 2022 In conventional computer processor a transistor is either up or down, heads or tails. Larry Greenemeier, Scientific American, 30 May 2018 Another differentiator on the GSX-S1000GT+ is Suzuki’s first-ever integration of a thin-film transistor (TFT) display. Peter Jackson, Robb Report, 6 May 2022 See More