Phrase Hound found 6 phrases and 11 compound words that contain transistor. The most common are listed below. Open transistor in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 6
- thin-film transistorA form of transistor manufactured by depositing layers of semiconductor, dielectric and metal on a substrate
- junction transistorA transistor in which the emitter and collector barriers are formed by p-n junctions between semiconductor regions of opposite conductivity type.
- post-transistorbelonging to the time (late 1960s) after individual transistors were replaced by integrated circuits
- pass transistorA transistor used as a switch to pass logic levels between nodes of a circuit, instead of as a switch connected directly to a supply voltage.
- transistor radioA (typically small and portable) radio receiver having transistors rather than thermionic valves; popular from the late 1950s.
- transistor radiosplural of transistor radio: A (typically small and portable) radio receiver having transistors rather than thermionic valves; popular from the late 1950s.
Compound words 11
- thyristorA semiconductor diode having an extra "gate" terminal to switch it on.
- transputerA single chip with CPU, memory and communications capability, used in grids to form parallel processing computers.
- barristorA form of solid-state triode that features a variable barrier
- biotransistorA bioelectronic transistor
- heterotransistorSynonym of heterojunction: Any junction between two different semiconductors; functions as a diode
- nanotransistorA nanoscale transistor
- spacistorA kind of transistor developed in the 1950s.
- transistoriseAlternative form of transistorize: To equip an electronic circuit or device with transistors, especially to convert a device using an older technology to the use of transistors, particularly to make it smaller or more portable.
- transistorlessWithout transistors.
- phototransistorAny semiconductor device whose electrical characteristics are light-sensitive.