In the ever-dynamic and fast-moving world of semiconductors, why do some old transistors like 2N3904 keep on going for decades? Bill Schweber takes a closer look at this remarkable premise while ...

The FlippenHeimer is a compact Geiger counter add-on module designed to work with the Flipper Zero. It allows users to monitor beta and gamma radiation ...

A friend recently sent me an email noting that the classic 2N3904 bipolar transistor was now 60 years old. Since its “birth” was before I got involved with basic electronics, that callout was ...

Editor's take: The University of Arizona could become the birthplace of the world's first petahertz-speed transistor. If successful, this research work could mark the dawn of a new era in ...

The 2D transistor’s design looks like a series of interwoven bridges. Photo: Peking University/modified by ZME Science. At Peking University, a group of Chinese scientists may have just turned ...

Figure 3 Here is how a typical discrete hot swap topology looks like. This circuit idea for hot swap applications uses a regular PNP transistor (TR1) and a current sense/set resistor (R1) to provide ...

Abstract: In this paper, effects preceding a latch-up fault in insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs) are studied. Primary failure modes associated with IGBT latch-up faults are reviewed.

Abstract: Monolayer 2-D transition metal dichalcogenide (TMDC) field-effect transistors (FETs) have excellent scaling properties due to an extremely thin body and reduced quantum-mechanical tunneling.