KnowraVacuum tubeLinked fromLinked fromThe 36 pages that link to Vacuum tube, each with the reason it gives.All 36Broader topic 6Related 13Narrower topic 7Compared with 10Integrated circuitCompared with: Vacuum tubes performed amplification and switching before semiconductor chips became dominant.Logic gateCompared with: Vacuum tubes implemented early electronic logic before transistors dominated.Guglielmo MarconiCompared with: Vacuum-tube circuits enabled more sensitive reception and voice transmission than early coherer systems.Field-effect transistorCompared with: Its field-controlled current flow resembles FET operation, but it uses no semiconductor channel.Walter BrattainCompared with: The transistor research sought a smaller, more reliable alternative to vacuum tubes in telephone equipment.Junction transistorCompared with: It performs amplification and switching without semiconductor junctions.Point-Contact TransistorCompared with: Transistors offered a smaller, lower-power alternative to tube amplifiers.Transistor radioCompared with: Transistors replaced tubes that were bulkier, hotter, and more power-hungry.Semiconductor deviceCompared with: It performs amplification and switching without a semiconductor solid-state channel.History of the transistorCompared with: Transistors replaced vacuum tubes in many applications with smaller, more durable, lower-power devices.