DocumentCode
1497078
Title
The transistor — A new semiconductor amplifier
Author
Becker, J. A. ; Shive, J. N.
Author_Institution
Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc., Murray Hill,´ N. J.
Volume
68
Issue
3
fYear
1949
fDate
3/1/1949 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
215
Lastpage
221
Abstract
This article describes the construction, characteristics, and behavior of the newly discovered device, the transistor. Used as a semiconductor amplifier, it works on an entirely different principle and is capable of performing the same tasks now done by the vacuum tube triode.
Keywords
Electron tubes; Equivalent circuits; Force; Germanium; Impedance; Resistance; Transistors;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electrical Engineering
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0095-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/EE.1949.6444660
Filename
6444660
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