For nearly two decades, two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors have been studied as a complement or possible successor to silicon transistors, promising smaller, faster and more energy-efficient ...

Duke engineers show how a common device architecture used to test 2D transistors overstates their performance prospects in real-world devices.

A team of physicists at the University of Oldenburg has demonstrated an ultra-fast switching process that could be used in optical components in the future. The researchers developed a light switch ...

Ultra-Low VCE(sat) NPN and PNP Bipolar Transistors from Diodes Incorporated Maximize Power Density and Efficiency in Compact Automotive Designs Diodes Incorporated (Diodes) (Nasdaq: DIOD) today ...

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., ...

Nanoscale 3D transistors made from ultrathin semiconductor materials can operate more efficiently than silicon-based devices, leveraging quantum mechanical properties to potentially enable ...

It is made from a sandwich of three layers of semiconductor material: two layers of n-type material, which is a semiconductor doped with elements that provide extra electrons, and one layer of p-type ...

The invention of the transistor in December 1947 is one of the hallmark moments in humanity’s technological history, right up there with Maxwell’s equations and Alessandro Volta’s battery. These ...

In the early days, PNP bipolar transistors were common, but the bulk of circuits you see today use NPN transistors. As [Aaron Danner] points out, many people think PNP transistors are “backward” but ...

Abstract: For fast switching off of a firing single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD), an active quenching circuit in 0.35-$\mu \text{m}$ BiCMOS technology with a very fast quenching slew rate is ...