A transistor is a tiny but powerful electronic component that acts like a switch or an amplifier. It is made from a semiconductor material, usually silicon, and has three legs for connection to ...

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New chips based on the 22-nanometer designs will run at a lower voltage and with lower power leakage, in an effort to improve both performance and energy efficiency. Erica Ogg is a CNET News reporter ...

Integrated circuits (ICs) serve as the basis of computers, tablets, smartphones, and other technology that enhances our daily life. For around 60 years, those circuits have been made from silicon with ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The inventors of the transistor-laser —a transistor withboth optical and electrical outputs—claim it fits perfectly within thesemiconductor migration path to integrated optics. That ...