Transistors are tiny electronic components that act as switches and amplifiers, and they dwell at the heart of modern technology. In simple terms, a transistor can turn a flow of electricity on or off ...

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The transistor channels wouldn't fully turn off, and the power waste grew exponentially as devices shrank ever smaller, cramming more and more transistors onto the same unit area. To overcome this, ...