Nanowerk

Transistors explained – what they are and what they do

A transistor – a word blend of "transfer" and "resistor" – is a fundamental component of today's advanced electronics. Essentially, a transistor, as one of the foundational elements of modern ...
EDN

LDMOS RF Power Transistors

Designed for the toughest engineering environments, NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) today unveiled its new XR family of “eXtremely Rugged” LDMOS RF power transistors. The XR family is designed ...
Electronic Design

A Word About RF Power Transistors

MOSFETs used in cellular and other PAs are virtually 100% discrete RF power transistors. The laterally diffused metal-on-silicon (LDMOS) FETs are the most popular type. Freescale Semiconductor is a ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Detailed RF Characterization of Ultra-Thin Indium Oxide Transistors

A new technical paper titled “Record RF Performance of Ultra-thin Indium Oxide Transistors with Buried-gate Structure” was published by researchers at Purdue University and won the 2022 Device ...
Ars Technica

High-performance graphene transistors made using sticky tape

Graphene could be a useful material for high-performance transistors because it carries electrons faster than silicon. Since graphene transistors can’t be turned off, they’re more useful for RF ...