Solid-state electronics
Solid-state electronics are
History
The term solid-state became popular at the beginning of the semiconductor era in the 1960s to distinguish this new technology. A semiconductor device works by controlling an electric current consisting of
Although the first solid-state electronic device was the
The replacement of bulky, fragile, energy-hungry vacuum tubes by transistors in the 1960s and 1970s created a revolution not just in technology but in people's habits, making possible the first truly portable
Also during the 1960s and 1970s, television set manufacturers switched from vacuum tubes to semiconductors, and advertised sets as "100% solid state"[12] even though the cathode-ray tube (CRT) was still a vacuum tube. It meant only the chassis was 100% solid-state, not including the CRT. Early advertisements spelled out this distinction,[13] but later advertisements assumed the audience had already been educated about it and shortened it to just "100% solid state". LED displays can be said to be truly 100% solid-state.[14]
See also
- Condensed matter physics
- Laser diode
- Materials science
- Semiconductor device
- Solar cell
- Solid-state physics
- Power management integrated circuit
References
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- ^ Sorab K. Ghandhi; Vernon Mathis; Edward Keonjian; Richard Shea; et al. (1957) The World's First Transistor Hi-Fi System
- ^ Announcement High Fidelity, March 1956, p. 9
- ^ Announcement Audio Magazine, Aug 1961, p. 44
- ^ "1975 Sears Christmas Wishbook". Sears. 1975. p. 378. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ^ "RCA advertisement in Life magazine". 1971-10-30. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ^ "Handbook of Solid-State Lighting and LEDs". Taylor & Francis. 2017. Retrieved 2023-12-07.