Transistors explained - what they are and what they do : vim

A transistor - a word combination of transfer and resistor - is a semiconductor device that amplifies or switches electrical signals, and it is one of the building blocks of modern electronics. Trillions of transistors are embedded in electronic devices on Earth and in space.

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