Reference	STATE OF THE ART	Stan Augarten
ISBN 0-89919-195-9

Index Scanned	1959	Transcript
The Most Efficient Way to Make Transistors The Planar Process FAIRCHILD CAMERA & INSTRUMENT CORP.
The planar transistor can amplify current about thirty times. All of its components lie within a horizontal plane, protected by an insulating layer of silicon dioxide (invisible to the naked eye). The mauve region is the base, the inner green ring the emitter, and the surrounding green sea the collector. The central cream-colored plug and the teardrop-shaped ring are aluminum connectors (shown here without attached wires). Actual size: 0.06 inches in diameter.

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