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MIT finds a new way to pack more transistors on a chip

For decades, chipmakers have squeezed more computing power out of silicon by shrinking transistors, but that strategy is ...
Hackaday

Transistor Logic Clock Has 777 Transistors

Sometimes, the parts list says it all. 777 transistors, 1223 resistors, 136 LEDs, 455 crimp connectors, 41 protoboards and 500 grams of solder. That’s what went into this transistor logic clock build.
Hackaday

TTL And CMOS Logic ICs: The Building Blocks Of A Revolution

When starting a new electronics project today, one of the first things that we tend to do is pick the integrated circuits that make up the core of the design. This can be anything from a ...
EDN

Digital Electronics Course – Part 9: Level Translators and Different Logic Levels

As we have observed in previous parts of this course, in a digital system, signals can take on only two values: high or low. These values are often represented by two voltage levels. The most used ...
EDN

Digital Electronics Course – Part 6: The other logic gates

The previous article examined the concept of logic gates. They can be made from discrete and active electronic components, although today logic gates are available within integrated circuits. In this ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Smaller Geometries, Bigger Demands: The Role Of OCD In GAA Logic And Vertical Gate DRAM Process Control

AI workloads are pushing the boundaries of compute, memory, and interconnect architectures, and to meet these goals, ...
ExtremeTech

What Is a Transistor, and How Does It Work?

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Electronic Design

For Designers: Logic Nets in Transistor Cans (ED article from 1961)

March 29, 1961 - LOGICAL microcircuits in transistor cans are now being offered by four major companies. Heavy research and production is being pressed by Fairchild Semiconductor Corp., Raytheon Co., ...
New Scientist

Wearable computing – in the fibres themselves

A wearable material that performs simple logic operations electronically has been demonstrated by scientists in Sweden. Conventional electronics can be woven into clothing, but Olle Inganäs and ...