transistorization
Replacing tubes electronically
Transistorization is the process of converting electronic equipment from vacuum tubes to transistors, or more broadly, adopting transistor-based technology.
The shift began in the 1950s and revolutionized electronics—making devices smaller, more reliable, and less power-hungry: The transistorization of radios made portable models practical.
Partial electrical conductor
- miniaturizationReducing physical scale significantly
- integrated circuitMiniaturized semiconductor electronics package
- solid-stateUsing semiconductors, not tubes
- microchipMiniature semiconductor processor
silicon · electronics · circuitry · amplification · diode · microprocessor · chip · nanotechnology
Decade after WWII
- 1960sDecade after the fifties
- Bell LabsStoried telecommunications research institution
- ShockleyTransistor co-inventor
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
television · computing · space age · Cold War · military · consumer electronics · Japanese industry · Sony
Sequential workstation manufacturing
- automationSelf-operating system design
- productionMaking or generating something
- factoryIndustrial production facility
- quality controlMaintaining production standards
scaling · yield · cost reduction · standardization · outsourcing · workforce · industrial · supply chain
semiconductor
Partial electrical conductor
- miniaturizationReducing physical scale significantly
- integrated circuitMiniaturized semiconductor electronics package
- solid-stateUsing semiconductors, not tubes
microchip · silicon · electronics · circuitry · amplification · diode · microprocessor · chip · nanotechnology · Moore's law
1950s
Decade after WWII
- 1960sDecade after the fifties
- Bell LabsStoried telecommunications research institution
- ShockleyTransistor co-inventor
radio · television · computing · space age · Cold War · military · consumer electronics · Japanese industry · Sony · Texas Instruments
assembly line
Sequential workstation manufacturing
- automationSelf-operating system design
- productionMaking or generating something
- factoryIndustrial production facility
quality control · scaling · yield · cost reduction · standardization · outsourcing · workforce · industrial · supply chain · components
transistorizationvacuum tube era
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