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    transistor

    US /trænˈzɪstɚ, -ˈsɪs-/

    ・

    UK /trænˈzɪstə(r)/

    C1
    n.NounPart controlling the electricity inside devices
    Our company supplies materials used in manufacturing circuits, transistors and diodes.

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    This Is How Huawei Shocked America With a Smartphone

    07:57This Is How Huawei Shocked America With a Smartphone
    • Basically, the smaller you can make a transistor, the better you can make the capabilities of a chip.

      Basically, the smaller you can make a transistor, the better you can make the capabilities of a chip.

    • Basically, the smaller you can make a transistor,

      Basically, the smaller you can make a transistor,

    B1

    The laboratory accident that saved 500 million lives | Derek Thompson

    10:20The laboratory accident that saved 500 million lives | Derek Thompson
    • An American invented or Americans invented the transistor.

      An American invented or Americans invented the transistor.

    • An American invented, or Americans invented, the transistor.

      An American invented, or Americans invented, the transistor.

    B1

    Why Taiwan Makes All The Chips That Beep Boop

    17:32Why Taiwan Makes All The Chips That Beep Boop
    • The next attempt was spearheaded by Morris Chang, who had moved to the US when he was 18 to study English literature, before realizing he wanted to make money and started a career as a transistor engineer at Sylvania.

      The next attempt was spearheaded by Morris Chang, who had moved to the US when he was 18 to study English literature, before realizing he wanted to make money and started a career as a transistor engineer at Sylvania.

    • when he was 18 to study English literature before realizing he wanted to make money and started a career as a transistor engineer at Silvania.

      when he was 18 to study English literature before realizing he wanted to make money and started a career as a transistor engineer at Silvania.

    B1

    Computational Thinking - Computer Science for Business Leaders 2016

    21:52Computational Thinking - Computer Science for Business Leaders 2016
    • So you can think of a transistor that's on as allowing electricity to flow and a transistor that's off as stopping electricity from flowing.

      So you can think of a transistor that's on as allowing electricity to flow and a transistor that's off as stopping electricity from flowing.

    • So you can think of a transistor that's on

      So you can think of a transistor that's on

    B1

    October Event 2014

    19:09October Event 2014
    • We started by moving to an oxide TFT, or thin-film transistor panel.

      We started by moving to an oxide TFT, or thin-film transistor panel.

    • or thin film transistor panel.

      or thin film transistor panel.

    B1

    Walter Isaacson: "The Innovators" | Talks at Google

    23:32Walter Isaacson: "The Innovators" | Talks at Google
    • How did the microchip, how did the transistor become the microchip?

      How did the microchip, how did the transistor become the microchip?

    • How did the transistor become the microchip,

      How did the transistor become the microchip,

    B1

    "Brown Eyed Girl" Van Morrison (Acoustic Cover) - Candace Leca

    02:53"Brown Eyed Girl" Van Morrison (Acoustic Cover) - Candace Leca
    • Gone down the old mine with a transistor radio.

      Gone down the old mine with a transistor radio.

    • with a transistor radio

      with a transistor radio

    B1

    Quantum Computers Explained – Limits of Human Technology

    07:17Quantum Computers Explained – Limits of Human Technology
    • A transistor is the simplest form of a data processor in computers, basically a switch that can either block or open the way for information coming through.

      A transistor is the simplest form of a data processor in computers, basically a switch that can either block or open the way for information coming through.

    • A transistor is the simplest form of a data processor in computers

      A transistor is the simplest form of a data processor in computers

    B2

    Brian Cox — Why we need the explorers [Multi sub]

    16:30Brian Cox — Why we need the explorers [Multi sub]
    • Now the explorers of the world of the atom did not intend to invent the transistor,

      Now the explorers of the world of the atom did not intend to invent the transistor,

    • You wouldn't have had the transistor.

      You wouldn't have had the transistor.

    B1

    How Is AI Revolutionizing Medicine?

    07:51How Is AI Revolutionizing Medicine?
    • It's the transistor, the camera, the telephone, and the source code for the World Wide Web.

      It's the transistor, the camera, the telephone, and the source code for the World Wide Web.

    • You know, on the wall of my office, I have four photographs: the transistor, the camera, the telephone, and

      You know, on the wall of my office, I have four photographs: the transistor, the camera, the telephone, and

    B1