Comment on How Microchips WorkparentComments−eternauta3k2yIt took ages from the theoretical invention of the MOS transistor to us being able to grow practically good enough oxides (which aren't riddled with interface traps)...−kken2yMore like a decade, unless you refer to the Lilienfeld devices.−eternauta3k2yYes, I was thinking of Lilienfeld. What starting point are you taking?−kken2yBell labs tried to build a FET before the bipolar transistor. It's not so clear which theory the Lilienfeld devices are based on.−stavros2yImagine how long it would have taken if silicon wasn't this ideal.
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It took ages from the theoretical invention of the MOS transistor to us being able to grow practically good enough oxides (which aren't riddled with interface traps)...
More like a decade, unless you refer to the Lilienfeld devices.
Yes, I was thinking of Lilienfeld. What starting point are you taking?
Bell labs tried to build a FET before the bipolar transistor. It's not so clear which theory the Lilienfeld devices are based on.
Imagine how long it would have taken if silicon wasn't this ideal.