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Science history: Invention of the transistor ushers in the computing era — Oct. 3, 1950

On Oct. 3, 1950, three Bell Labs scientists received a patent for a "three-electrode circuit element" that would usher in the ...
EDN

A transistor thermostat for DAC voltage references

A self-sensing and heating transistor thermostat for a 16-bit DAC voltage reference to stabilize its temperature.

Vishay Intertechnology Power Metal Strip® Resistor Delivers Power to 5 W in Compact 1206 Case Size

MALVERN, Pa., Oct. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today introduced a new surface-mount ...

Photodiode design using germanium solves key challenge in on-chip light monitoring

Programmable photonics devices, which use light to perform complex computations, are emerging as a key area in integrated ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Voltage Regulation Moves Into The Package

Two DC stages DC-to-DC conversion typically starts with 48 V (or sometimes 54 V), and first drops it to 12 or 6 V. Then it is ...
IEEE

Highly Linear Wideband Low-Noise Amplifiers for Sub-6 GHz Using Cascode and Diode-Connected Postdistortion Circuits

Abstract: This article presents two types of postdistortion (PD) circuits—diode-connected PD (DCPD) and cascode PD (CPD)—positioned subsequent to low noise amplifiers (LNAs) operating in the 2.2–5-GHz ...
IEEE

Accurate Sub-circuit Model of LDMOS Transistor with Drift Region Emphasis

Abstract: In this work, we proposed a high-precision sub-circuit model on drift region to capture electrical characteristics of a lateral double-diffused MOSFET (LDMOS). The novel sub-circuit model ...