The company says the transistors in its next generation of processors will be made using hafnium, a kind of metal, instead of silicon.
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Transistors
Synonyms for "transistors" (7 found)
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Closest matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
active device ensembleactive semiconductor device
Strong matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
electronic switchsemiconductor amplifier
Related words (3)
Noun(3 words)
solid state switchthree-terminal devicetransistor network
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4 entrieselectronic componentelectronic componentssemiconductor devicesemiconductor devices
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6 entriesbipolar junction transistorfield effect transistorintegrated transistorpower transistorsmall signal transistortransistor array
Collocations
6 entriesbipolar transistorfield effect transistorpower transistorsilicon transistortransistor arraytransistor circuit
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5 entriesSample sentences
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Transistors are made of solid materials such as silicon or germanium whose electrical properties lie somewhere between conductors and insulators: they are semiconductors.
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But as transistors become tinier, they waste more power and generate more heat – all in a smaller and smaller space, as evidenced by the warmth emanating from the bottom of a laptop.
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