transistor

a semiconductor device
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transistor

Summary

transistor is a type of electronic component[1]. transistor draws 38,145 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_electronic_component category, ranking #977 of 16).[2]

Key Facts

  • transistor's instance of is recorded as type of electronic component[3].
  • transistor followed semiconductor diode[4].
  • transistor followed vacuum tube[5].
  • transistor followed gas-filled tube[6].
  • transistor's developer is recorded as Bell Labs[7].
  • transistor is a type of semiconductor device[8].
  • transistor is a type of active electronic component[9].
  • transistor's Commons category is recorded as Transistors[10].
  • transistor comprises p–n junction[11].
  • transistor's time of discovery or invention is recorded as December 1947[12].
  • transistor's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Transistors[13].
  • transistor's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox transistor[14].
  • transistor's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://electronics.stackexchange.com/tags/transistors[15].
  • transistor's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[16].
  • transistor's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[17].

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Definition and Type

transistor's instance of is recorded as type of electronic component[3]. Recorded subclass of include semiconductor device[8] and active electronic component[9].

Use and Application

transistor comprises p–n junction[11].

Why It Matters

transistor draws 38,145 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_electronic_component category, ranking #977 of 16).[2] transistor has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] transistor is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Pruna.ar · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Developer → Bell Labs
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P178]]: [[Q217365]]"
  2. 15w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → transistors
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: transistors, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289972018|transistors (#289972018)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] "
  3. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0004318-tranzistory
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0004318-tranzistory, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
  4. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have, Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Instance of → type of electronic component
    Topic has template → Template:Infobox transistor
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 16104, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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