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TRANSISTORS, MICROPROCHIPS, MICROPROCESSORS, AND ITS IMPACT ON SOCIETY

TRANSISTORS, MICROPROCHIPS, MICROPROCESSORS, AND ITS IMPACT ON SOCIETY

A transistor is a special device that is used in almost every electronic device that has a circuit. A transistor is a solid state device that replaced the thermionic device, which was used for the purposes of communication. However, the development of transistors allowed for many more developments and inventions that have helped shape the way we live and the world that we live in. The following essay will focus on what exactly the transistor is and how it was developed. It will explore the differences of solid state devices and thermionic devices, and why solid state devices replaced thermionic devices. The final part of this essay will assess the impact that transistors, microchips and microprocessors have had on society.

A transistor is a device made of semiconductors that can conduct and insulate
They have three layers of silicon. They can be classed as either NPN or PNP transistors, depending on whic...

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