transistor
C18110
concept
A transistor is a semiconductor device used to amplify or switch electronic signals and electrical power by controlling current flow between its terminals.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| semiconductor device | 6 |
| compound transistor | 1 |
| early transistor design | 1 |
| field-effect transistor | 1 |
| insulated gate bipolar transistor | 1 |
| power semiconductor device | 1 |
| transistor canonical | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: transistor
Generated description
A transistor is a semiconductor device used to amplify or switch electronic signals and electrical power by controlling current flow between its terminals.
Instances (10)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| LED | semiconductor device |
| surface-barrier transistor | — |
| Esaki diode | semiconductor device |
| HgCdTe infrared detector | semiconductor device |
|
MOSFETs
surface form:
MOSFET
|
field-effect transistor |
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IGBTs
surface form:
IGBT
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power semiconductor device |
| Sziklai pair | compound transistor |
| Lilienfeld field-effect transistor concept | early transistor design |
| Gunn diode | semiconductor device |
| ASIC | semiconductor device |