Nanowerk

Blend of past to present yields stunningly robust nano vacuum tube transistor

A vacuum tube, known as the first electronic device, is used to switch, amplify, or commutate electric signals. In the past, vacuum tubes functioned as a main part of a diverse range of electronic ...
Forbes

McIntosh Blends Tubes And Transistors In One Innovative Beast Of An Amplifier

It may not be to everyone's taste, but this brand new monobloc amplifier from McIntosh cleverly blends both vacuum tube and solid-state technology in one chassis. If you’re not a serious audiophile ...
ExtremeTech

Could modern, nanoscale vacuum tubes replace transistors?

One of the topics we've covered multiple times at ExtremeTech is the difficulty of continuing to scale semiconductor technology, and the related problem of improving chip performance without ...
The Anderson Independent-Mail

A tiny vacuum tube that could outrun today’s transistors – no gate leak, no problem

FAYETTEVILLE, GA, UNITED STATES, June 5, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — For decades, the speed of transistors has been approaching its physical limit. Now, researchers ...
EDN

Nanowires vie with carbon tubes for next-gen transistors

Portland, Oregon — With so many stories heralding the merits of carbon nanotubes as the channels of next-generation nanoscale transistors, you'd think the case was closed. Not so, say researchers here ...
WBOC

A tiny vacuum tube that could outrun today’s transistors – no gate leak, no problem

Planar vacuum electron tubes made with microelectronics technology have been explored for over a decade as a potential successor to solid‑state transistors, because electrons in vacuum can travel near ...
Mena FN

A Tiny Vacuum Tube That Could Outrun Today's Transistors No Gate Leak, No Problem

(MENAFN- EIN Presswire) EINPresswire/ -- For decades, the speed of transistors has been approaching its physical limit. Now, researchers have built a new type of vacuum/air channel electron tube that ...