SS2 : The Transistor

This is one of a series of videos (in progress) explaining how the Megaprocessor works. #2: The transistor is the key component of the Megaprocessor and indeed of all modern processors. The fundamental operation of a transistor is to amplify current. Here we see one doing that. We then see how it can act as a switch and how that can then lead on to carrying out the operations required for a computer.