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First Transistor Using Nanotechnology Is 50 Times More Energy Efficient Than Current Models

Transistors are an indispensable building block in electric appliances, where they amplify weak electric currents. Now researchers have developed a new type of transistor that is 50 times more energy ...
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TSMC begins quietly volume production of 2nm-class chips — first GAA transistor for TSMC claims up to 15% improvement at ISO power

TSMC has quietly begun volume production of its 2nm-class N2 process in Q4 2025 as planned, marking the company’s first GAA ...
New Atlas

First working wooden transistor marks a step toward biodegradable tech

Wood isn’t usually very good at conducting electricity, but now scientists have created the first functional wooden transistor. It’s not the best, and it requires some processing, but it does work and ...
Science Daily

Researchers Create First Nanofluidic Transistor, The Basis Of Future Chemical Processors

University of California, Berkeley, researchers have invented a variation on the standard electronic transistor, creating the first "nanofluidic" transistor that allows them to control the movement of ...
PBS

Recreating the First Transistor

Kevin Aylesworth is a Senior Program Officer at the National Research Council. Although his job these days revolves around science policy rather than building things in the lab, Aylesworth—an ...
Ars Technica

First transistor built using two-dimensional silicon

Since the isolation of graphene, a one-atom-thick sheet of carbon, researchers have developed a number of other two-dimensional materials. (Yes, they are really three-dimensional; it’s just one of the ...
ZDNet

IBM makes first transistor change in 40 years

IBM announced today that it has developed a way to improve the transistor--a move which its describes as the "first fundamental change to basic transistor in forty years". Together with other ...
EDN

Your first transistor

For many budding electronics practitioners, the CK722 marked the transition from vacuum-tube technology to transistors. Introduced in 1953 by Raytheon Semiconductor Products, the CK722 sold for $7.60 ...
syracuse.com

First transistor radio made in Salina dialed in for the Smithsonian

Baldwinsville, NY -- In 1953, the cutting edge of technology was the transistor, and General Electric’s plant in Salina was where theory was being turned into reality. A team of engineers led by ...
Morning Call PA

Transistor transition began in Allentown ** Electronic marvel was first produced at what would become Agere. ** First 1951 Transistor Production Line

October of 1951 was a busy time for the workers at Western Electric’s Allentown plant. According to the Electronicle, the plant’s monthly newsletter, the bowling club began its winter season with 700 ...
Wired

Intel Debuts First 3-D Transistor for New 'Ivy Bridge' Chip

Intel has announced the world's first 3-D microprocessor transistor for mass production. It's a major breakthrough for the semiconductor industry, which has been trying for years to get the ...