gravypodAug 2016Strongly recommends
This channel might be of interest to you: ▶ this video One of my favorite channels as she's done many projects I've had interest in.
in “Megaprocessor – A micro-processor built large” · View on HN
Homemade Transistor Demonstration
Homemade Transistor Demonstration on HackerTube: recommended by 2 Hacker News commenters across 2 separate months, 2013–2021.
Jeri Ellsworth
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Jeri Ellsworth demonstrates a PMOS transistor she fabricated herself in a home chip lab. She shows some of its electrical characteristics.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN likes Ellsworth as a hardware tinkerer, and cites the video as proof that transistors can be made with low-tech, DIY fabrication.
- people recommended it
- 2
- separate months
- 2
- strong recommendations
- 1
- discussed on HN
- 2013–2021
“One of my favorite channels as she's done many projects I've had interest in.”
What HN commenters said
4 Hacker News comments link this video. Each one links back to its thread.
DanBCJul 2013Recommends
Jeri Ellsworth, for people who don't know, does really interesting hardware stuff. "TSA body imaging at home" ( [link] ) "Home made EL wire" ( [link] ) "Recording Audio onto floppy discs" ( [link] ) "Home made transistor" ( ▶ this video ) "Homebrew NMOS transistor" ( [link] )
in “Valve's flat management structure 'like high school'” · View on HN
userbinatorNov 2021Cites it
Jeri Ellsworth has gone "deeper" into the process and made a few transistors, although at a much larger scale: [link] ▶ this video
in “How to make a CPU – a simple picture-based explanation” · View on HN
justaaronMay 2019Cites it
up to the point that we see actual infrastructural collapse. I mean, I've seen Jeri Elsworth bake her own transistors in the oven and stuff (each one being about the size of your hand) but somehow I can't picture a chip fab based upon such transistors... call me old fashioned. ▶ this video
in “Ask HN: Do you think technology progress will flatten out 100 years from now” · View on HN
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Semiconductors & chip manufacturingElectronics & circuit designtransistorpmoshome chip labelectronicsjeri ellsworth