专业英语02.ppt

P67:The term base may well be a puzzling choice in the context of Figure 2-1(a).Actually, the term is a vestigial remnant(and practically the only remnant)of the point-contact transistor.In that device a small germanium crystal was mounted on a pedestal, and two point-contact wires(designated as emitter and collector)were positioned on top of the crystal, so that the crystal was literally the base of the structure.The central region in Figure 2-1(a) plays an electrical role analogous to that of the base region in a point-contact device. 2.1.1 Structure and Technology P68:The corresponding B