Transistor

A transistor is a type of technology used in electronics applications, controlling electricity transmission in circuitry. The transistor was, in some senses, a step forward from vacuum tube technology, and certain applications of transistors became obsolete upon the discovery of transtator technology.

History and specificsEdit

A transistor was often constructed using certain elements, including silicon and germanium. (TNG episode: "Home Soil")

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ReferencesEdit

• TNG episode: "Home Soil"
• TOS novel: Spock, Messiah!
• TOS - Assignment: Earth comic: "Brighter Than a Thousand Suns"
• Seekers novel: Long Shot

External linksEdit

• Transistor article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• Transistor article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.