transistors

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For decades, the computing industry has followed a simple formula: make transistors smaller and pack more of them onto a chip.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

"Moore's Law" is a principle developed by Intel co-founder Gordon Moore which states the number of transistors -- devices regulating the flow of electricity -- on a chip doubles every two years.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Modern transistors work by switching a semiconductor between conductive and nonconductive states.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

Modern chips can contain more than 50 billion transistors; early integrated circuits contained just a handful of components.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

They glued transistors to their ears all summer, even during Jorge del Pino’s brief hospital stays, and cheered when the Mets caught fire and the Cubs finally folded.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García