In this lesson, students build two circuits and explore how transistors function. When Bell Labs introduced the transistor in June of 1948, a spokesman proudly announced "This cylindrical object ...

A diagram of an n-channel JFET ... Thus the three basic bipolar transistor circuit configurations have equivalents with a FET; common-emitter becomes common-source, common-base becomes common ...

Transistors had become commonplace in everything ... That spring, Fairchild began a push to build what they called "unitary circuits" and they also applied for a patent on the idea.

The mosfet is off if the input voltage is normally less than \(2.0 V\). By looking at a circuit diagram of a transistor switching circuit, you should be able to say what the circuit is used for ...

Explains the principles of transistor switching circuits, highlighting their role in electronic computers. It contrasts transistors with vacuum tubes, emphasizing that transistors function as ...