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transistor

[tran-zis-ter] / trænˈzɪs tər /
NOUN
personal stereo
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The Shenzhen, China-based company expects to design high-end chips by 2031 that match the transistor density of those manufactured with a 1.4-nanometer process.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

The MTS traces its roots back a century to Bell Labs, the iconic research organization that developed technologies such as the transistor, the laser and various programming languages.

From MarketWatch • May 9, 2026

L.A. literature: In a durably famous metaphor for Southern California, “The Crying of Lot 49’s” heroine, Oedipa, compares the sight of a distant sprawling suburb to a transistor radio’s printed circuit board.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The fire was right beneath a power line, and the transistor charred.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

North Korean defectors arriving in Seoul said that Chinese-made transistor radios had allowed them to listen to Chinese and South Korean stations, as well as to Radio Free Asia and Voice of America.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden




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