Each of the transistors can independently produce an electronic signal when placed under mechanical strain.

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The pieces of scenery are activated by switching on and off so-called passthrough transistors that control the flow of electronic signals from one part of the chip to another.

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Electronic chips consist of millions of transistors, each of which does one simple thing: it uses the voltage at one of its three junctions to decide whether or not to let current flow between the other two.

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The area in question could accommodate several thousand transistors, so it would be possible to make a simple piece of electronic equipment and keep it very cold indeed.

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Moore's Law, named after Intel founder Gordon Moore, says the number of transistors on a chip doubles every two years, creating ever-more-powerful and cheaper electronic devices.

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Moore's Law, advanced by Gordon Moore, an Intel founder, says that the number of transistors on a chip doubles every two years, creating ever more powerful--and cheaper--electronic devices.

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