transistorised
Equipped with semiconductors
Transistorised is the British spelling of transistorized, meaning equipped with transistors rather than vacuum tubes.
The shift to transistorised electronics in the mid-20th century made devices smaller, more reliable, and more energy-efficient: a transistorised radio, transistorised amplifiers.
Partial electrical conductor
- siliconMetalloid in electronics
- germaniumAtomic number thirty-two
- resistorCurrent-limiting circuit element
- capacitorCharge-storing circuit element
diode · inductor · microchip · circuitboard · soldering · breadboard · potentiometer · rectifier
Reducing physical scale significantly
- microelectronicsTiny circuit component engineering
- solid-stateUsing semiconductors, not tubes
- integratedCombined into a whole
- portableAble to be carried
compact · lightweight · battery-powered · pocket-sized · radio · amplifier · calculator · digital
Having two opposite poles
- phototransistorLight-sensitive amplifying component
- DarlingtonNortheast English market town
- junctionPoint where things meet
- solid-stateUsing semiconductors, not tubes
amplifier · switching · gain · saturation · cutoff · active · base · emitter
Raise to higher standard
- conversionAct of changing states
- retrofittedModified with newer components
- updatedMade current or modern
- convertedAltered in form or purpose
replaced · miniaturized · portable · compact · efficient · modern · contemporary · redesigned
semiconductor
Partial electrical conductor
- siliconMetalloid in electronics
- germaniumAtomic number thirty-two
- resistorCurrent-limiting circuit element
capacitor · diode · inductor · microchip · circuitboard · soldering · breadboard · potentiometer · rectifier · impedance
miniaturization
Reducing physical scale significantly
- microelectronicsTiny circuit component engineering
- solid-stateUsing semiconductors, not tubes
- integratedCombined into a whole
portable · compact · lightweight · battery-powered · pocket-sized · radio · amplifier · calculator · digital · electronic
bipolar
Having two opposite poles
- phototransistorLight-sensitive amplifying component
- DarlingtonNortheast English market town
- junctionPoint where things meet
solid-state · amplifier · switching · gain · saturation · cutoff · active · base · emitter · collector
upgrade
Raise to higher standard
- conversionAct of changing states
- retrofittedModified with newer components
- updatedMade current or modern
converted · replaced · miniaturized · portable · compact · efficient · modern · contemporary · redesigned · re-engineered
transistorisedvacuum tube
Evacuated electronic amplifier
thermionic · analogue · mechanical · electromechanical · unequipped
transistorisedantiquated
Old and outdated
obsolete · old-fashioned · vintage · mechanical · acoustic