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Episode 92: How Computers Work Part II - Silicon and Transistors
Episode 92: How Computers Work Part II - Silicon and Transistors
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Length:
72 minutes
Released:
Jan 10, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In this second episode in the series, I explain binary digital coding to motivate a discussion of the operation of transistors. Beginning with an examination of the properties of semiconductors and why they are useful for constructing transistors, I then examine how MOSFET transistors are constructed by combining pMOS and nMOS semiconductors.
Released:
Jan 10, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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