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How a transistor works
Ben Eater
Ben Eater gives a detailed look at how an NPN bipolar junction transistor works and what it does. It is an eleven-minute explanation aimed at building real understanding of the device.
HN commenters prefer it over other transistor explanations as an enlightening starting point that leads into building logic gates and a CPU.
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