transistorize
Replace vacuum tubes
Transistorize means to equip with transistors or convert to transistor-based technology.
The term emerged in the mid-twentieth century as electronics shifted from vacuum tubes to solid-state components: The company transistorized its radio line in 1958.
The adjective transistorized describes equipment using transistors rather than older technology.
Partial electrical conductor
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
- amplifierSignal-strengthening electronic device
- siliconMetalloid in electronics
- microchipMiniature semiconductor processor
integrated · soldering · diode · resistor · capacitor · bipolar · voltage · switching
Reducing physical scale significantly
- automationSelf-operating system design
- digitizationAnalog-to-electronic transformation
- upgradeRaise to higher standard
- computerizationAdopting digital systems
retrofit · streamlining · efficiency · optimization · portability · mass-production · standardization · compact
Decade after WWII
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- ShockleyTransistor co-inventor
- SonyJapanese electronics and entertainment corporation
semiconductor
Partial electrical conductor
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
- amplifierSignal-strengthening electronic device
- siliconMetalloid in electronics
microchip · integrated · soldering · diode · resistor · capacitor · bipolar · voltage · switching · solid-state
miniaturization
Reducing physical scale significantly
- automationSelf-operating system design
- digitizationAnalog-to-electronic transformation
- upgradeRaise to higher standard
computerization · retrofit · streamlining · efficiency · optimization · portability · mass-production · standardization · compact · lightweight
1950s
Decade after WWII
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- ShockleyTransistor co-inventor