The Transistor

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Publisher: SMPTE — White Plains, NY, USA
Doc Type: Journal Article
Content Type: Original Research
Abbreviated Title: J SMPTE
Volume: 66, No. 6, pp. 323–330
Abstract: A general qualitative introduction to the semiconductor diode and transistor is presented. The wartime development of the point contact rectifier led to the discovery of the point contact transistor, which was followed by the invention of the junction diode and transistor having many superior properties. The basic physical principles of operation and various commercial devices are discussed. High-frequency effects, and modified forms of the original transistor which improve the high-frequency performance, are described.
Publication Date: 1957-06-01
DOI: 10.5594/J11232
ISSN: Print: 0361-4573
Link: https://doi.org/10.5594/J11232
Author(s): R. D. MiddlebrookJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York
Copyright: © 1957 Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Inc.

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