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A transistor is a semiconductor device used to amplify or switch electrical signals and power. It is one of the basic building blocks of modern electronics. It is composed of semiconductor material, usually with at least three terminals for connection to an electronic circuit. A voltage or current applied to one pair of the transistor's terminals…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transistor | Component type | Active | 1.00 | infobox |
| Transistor | First produced | 1950s | 1.00 | infobox |
| Transistor | Invention year | 1947 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Transistor | Inventor | John Bardeen | 1.00 | infobox |
| Transistor | Inventor | Walter Brattain | 1.00 | infobox |
| Transistor | Inventor | William Shockley | 1.00 | infobox |
| Transistor | Pin names | Base, collector, and emitter | 1.00 | infobox |
| Transistor | is a | semiconductor device used to amplify or switch electrical signals and power | 0.90 | text |
| smartphones | instance of | in applications ranging from computers and electronics to communications technology | 0.80 | text |
| logic gates | instance of | both for high-power applications such as switched-mode power supplies and for low-power applications | 0.80 | text |
| amplifiers because of their greater linearity | instance of | the BJT remained the transistor of choice for many analog circuits | 0.80 | text |
| up until MOSFET devices | instance of | the BJT remained the transistor of choice for many analog circuits | 0.80 | text |
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