Back in 1966, a suitable toy for a geeky kid was a radio kit. You could find simple crystal radio sets or some more advanced ...

Steve Sells is describing the first listening test of the Naim Statement amplifier system, and how it pumped the heavy, ...

Uncover how mixed-signal ICs are transforming medical wearables with smaller and more power-efficient sensor integration, ...

Imagine a world without the glow of your screen, the hum of your fridge, or the instant communication across continents.

A ccording to Alfred Nobel's will, the Nobel Prize in Physics was to go to "the person who shall have made the most important discovery or invention within the field of physics." The prize has been ...

The Jackson 5’s “I Want You Back” meaning, story, and sound dissected. A close listen to the groove, lyrics, and legacy.

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs), cylindrical nanostructures made of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal lattice, have proved to be ...

So What Was the Transistor Good For? Transistors may have been useful to the phone company and to a handful of scientists building computers, but that wasn't enough to build an industry. Companies ...

Let’s say you want to blink an LED. You might grab an Arduino and run the Blink sketch, or you might lace up a few components ...

On Oct. 3, 1950, three Bell Labs scientists received a patent for a "three-electrode circuit element" that would usher in the transistor age and the era of modern computing.

Infineon’s CoolGaN 100-V G1 family of GaN-based transistors are qualified to the AEC-Q101 automotive standard.

As with many inventions, two people had the idea for an integrated circuit at almost the same time. Transistors had become commonplace in everything from radios to phones to computers, and now ...