2016年11月29日 · Transistors that use a combination of silicon and germanium in the channel can reportedly be found in some recent chips, and they made an appearance in a 2015 …

The discovery of the germanium transistor ushered in a new age of computing. Its technology would become the building blocks of modern electronics. In this article, you will learn about the …

The first types of transistors available in the 1950s were made from germanium – this is an element known as a semiconductor, which is a category of material that is neither fully …

2023年7月24日 · Depicted as Ge on the periodic table, germanium presents an alluring enigma. Its role in shaping transistor technology is profound and mysterious. The intrigue of this …

2023年7月24日 · In the dawn of electronic device advancement, germanium, a semiconductor material, held an eminent position. It was highly favored in early transistor technology due to …

The transistor was invented at Bell Labs in late 1947, and announced to the public in June 1948. This first transistor technology was known as “point contact”, a term which referred to the …

Bardeen and Brattain’s transistor consisted of a sliver of germanium with two closely spaced gold point contacts held in place by a plastic wedge. They selected germanium material that had …

General Electric was an early and substantial contributor to the development of the transistor. This webpage documents many of these major accomplishments. Correspondences and interviews …

Germanium, element #32, was discovered in 1886 by Clemens Winkler. Its first broad application was in the form of point contact Schottky diodes for radar reception during WWII. The addition …

2022年11月24日 · The functional diversification of the new transistor is achieved by exploiting the electronic structure of germanium and modulating circuit behaviour via a control electrode, for …