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How Transistors Work
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The transistor moved the world from power-hungry vacuum tubes to portable solid-state electronics. Learn about transistors and how they changed electronics.
How small can CPUs get?
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Small CPU size depends on the number of transistors that can physically be crammed inside. Learn more about how to make a small CPU.
How Semiconductors Work
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Semiconductors form the heart of modern electronics. Learn about semiconductors, silicon, doping, diodes and other fascinating technologies.
What does solid-state mean in relation to electronics?
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What is solid-state, and what does it mean? How does it relate to electronics?
Why are there limits on CPU speed?
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CPU speed is limited by two major factors: transmission delays and heat build-up. Learn about what limits CPU speed and how CPU overclocking works.
How Moore's Law Works
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Moore's Law says computer processors double in complexity every two years. What does that mean? Learn more about Gordon Moore and Moore's Law.
How Printable Computers Will Work
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Printable integrated circuits could dramatically lower production costs and make prototypes much easier. See how they will work!
How the Nehalem Microprocessor Microarchitecture Works
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Nehalem microprocessor microarchitecture is the basis upon which Intel's Core i7 chip is built. Learn about Nehalem microprocessor microarchitecture.
How Amplifiers Work
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It may seem like an audio add-on, but without an amplifier, you'd never be able to hear the music on your CDs (your neighbors might be happier, but would you?). Find out how amps pump it up to 11.
How will computers evolve over the next 100 years?
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Computer evolution has happened at a very rapid pace in the 20th and 21st centuries. Learn about computer evolution in the next century.