UNIT 2: Reading and speaking 2

A TRANSISTOR

Mai Khắc Nguyên

Hoàng Thị Phương
Lê Thị Huyền
Nguyễn Văn Nam
Cao Anh Dũng
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2.1: New words

2.2: The main idea of paragraph
2.3: Summarize the main content
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Semiconductor :/n/
 /ˌsem.i.kənˈdʌk.tər/

A material, such as silicon and

germaniun, that allows electricity to
move through it more easily when its
temperature increases
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Amplify: /v/
/ˈæm.plɪ.faɪ/

To increase the size or effect of something

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Terminal: /n/
/´tə:minəl/
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Miniaturized:/adj/
/ˈmɪn.ə.tʃər/

used to describe something that is a

very small copy of an object
What does transistor mean in your language?
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1. What is a transistor?
2. Who invented the MOS transistor? When was it invented?
3. What are most transistors made from? The differences between transistors
and vacuum tubes.
4. The meaning of transistor in the modern electronics.
5. Transistor is the most widely manufactured device
6. Advantages of transistors
7. What is the essential usefulness of a transistor come from?
8. Types of transistor
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A transistor is a semiconductor device used to amplify or switch electronic

signals and electrical power. It is composed of semiconductor material
usually with at least three terminals for connection to an external circuit.
The MOStransistor was invented by Egyptian engineer Mohamed Atalla
with Korean engineer Dawon Kahng at Bell Labs in 1959.
Most transistors are made from very pure silicon, and some from
germanium. But certain other semiconductor materials can also be used.
Certain vacuum tubes have advantages over transistors at very high
operating frequencies or high operating voltages.
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Transistors are the key active components in practically all modern electronics.
The MOSFET has been considered to be the most important transistor, possibly
the most important invention in electronics, and the birth of modern electronics.
Transistor is the most widely manufactured device.
The trasistor's low cost ,flexibility ,and reliability have made it a ubiquitous
device.
The essential usefulness of a transistor comes from its ability to use a small
signal applied between one pair of its terminals to control a much larger signal
at another pair of terminals.
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There are two types of transistors: a bipolar transistor and a field-

effect transistor.
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