KnowraTransistorLinked fromLinked fromThe 40 pages that link to Transistor, each with the reason it gives.All 40Broader topic 17Related 12Narrower topic 9Compared with 2Central processing unitNarrower topic: Billions of transistors form the switching elements in modern CPUs.William ShockleyNarrower topic: The transistor is the invention Shockley helped create and the technology that defined his scientific career.GermaniumNarrower topic: Germanium made practical early transistors possible and helped launch solid-state electronics.NAND gateNarrower topic: Transistors are the physical switching elements inside electronic NAND gates.Digital electronicsNarrower topic: Transistors act as the switches from which integrated digital logic is built.Point-Contact TransistorNarrower topic: The point-contact device was the first practical member of this broader class.Electronic design automationNarrower topic: Transistors are the physical elements whose behavior chip-design tools ultimately approximate and arrange.IBM 7030 StretchNarrower topic: Stretch replaced the vacuum tubes of earlier computers with transistors.GyratorNarrower topic: Practical gyrators use transistor-based active circuits rather than an ideal standalone component.