The four-layer diode was the key to William Shockley's plan to revolutionize AT&T's phone system. It was a great device in theory, but not in practice -- at least not at the time when Shockley ...

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This chapter begins with a discussion of Field Effect Transistors (FETs), characteristics, and applications. Other PNPN devices, the four-layer diode, the silicon controlled rectifier (SCR), the ...