So it turns out you can’t make a transistor from two diodes. :P
Why can’t two series-connected diodes act as a BJT?
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Category Archives: Electronics
Hans Camenzind on the Invention of the Microchip
In this video Hans Camenzind (the electronics engineer who invented the 555 timer) discusses the invention of the microchip. Conclusion? Life is not fair!
Fringe benefits
So someone on #arduino on libera.chat IRC network suggested that I get some Tic Tac containers to put my Arduino Nano circuit boards in… so I got some. A good problem to have! Yum. :)
Transistor count
Wikipedia has an interesting article on Transistor count.
USB Mass Storage Class
I found some info on how mass storage devices are operated over USB:
I believe the relevant kernel source code is here.
36 Inch IDE Dual Drives Ribbon Cable
Finding long IDE ribbon cables is a real hassle. But I found some over here: 36 Inch IDE Dual Drives Ribbon Cable.
Magnetic Core Memory Reborn
lol, this is great: Magnetic Core Memory Reborn.
Evil Mad Scientists…
So I’m interested in Open Circuits, an upcoming book from the guys at evilmadscientist.com. I’m also interested in four of their kits, being:
Books by Hans Camenzind
So the late Hans Camenzind is the guy who invented the venerable 555 timer. He wrote two books I’m interested in:
RP2040-Zero
This bit of kit is amazing: RP2040-Zero RP2040 for Raspberry Pi Microcontroller PICO Development Board Module Dual-core Cortex M0+ Processor 2MB Flash. It does my head in the things that we can manufacture these days.