Physics: Principles and Problems

Chapter 29: Solid-State Electronics

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Semiconductor Devices
Integrated circuits are vital to the computer industry. How are semiconductors used to make them?
( http://www.uq.edu.au/nanoworld/semicond.html )
50 Years of the Transistor
This page marks 1997 as the 50th anniversary of the invention of the transistor by Bell Labs; includes history, information on the inventors, uses of transistors, FAQs, and much more. How did the transistor change the lives of Americans when it was invented?
( http://www.lucent.com/minds/transistor )
The Transistor Collector
This home page is maintained by a man from England who collects old transistors and radios. Describe the common characteristics of transistors, and also explain how they can be different.
( http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Andrew_Wylie/homepage.htm )
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