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On Page 39 of the Nov-Dec 2024 SARC newsletter "The Communicator"
Yes, Jon Y at Asianometry crushes it again! Always interesting, informative and perfectly narrated. See also the one on Micron.
ReplyDeleteNPN had the electron mobility and ft advantage, whereas PNP had a slightly lower audio NF advantage--all things considered equal. But it matters much less now with the planar process.