Transistor

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OBJECT TYPE: JUNCTION/GERMANIUM/EXPERIMENTAL
DATE: 1963–1968
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0293.001

MANUFACTURER: Texas Instruments Inc.
MODEL: TIXM06
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 METAL..2PAPER PACKAGE SECURED BY METAL STAPLE.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 6.3 cm
Width: 2.8 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Energy-electric
Category: Electricity & electronics
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Texas Instruments
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF EXPERIMENTAL TRANSISTOR PRODUCED DURING MID- 1960S.
Canada: PART OF A COLLECTION OF EARLY SOLID-STATE DEVICES ASSEMBLED BY THE DONOR AND HIS FATHER DURING THEIR CAREERS AS ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS. (REF. 1)
Function: TO CONTROL THE FLOW OF ELECTRONS.
Technical: EXPERIMENTAL GERMANIUM UHF JUNCTION TRANSISTOR. THE "X" IN T1XM06 INDICATES AN EXPERIMENTAL DEVICE. (REF. 2) PART OF A COLLECTION OF EARLY SOLID STATE DEVICES WHICH SHOW THE EVOLUTION OF THIS TECHNOLOGY FROM 1930S TO 1970S. (REF. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 No markings visible..2 "[TI logo]/ T/I/ SEMICONDUCTOR/ PRODUCTS" printed on front cover. "TIXM06" printed on lower front edge of package. "[TI logo]" printed on inside front cover. "T/I/ a performance-proved product from/ SEMICONDUCTOR-COMPONENTS DIVISION/ [graphic]/ TEXAS INSTRUMENTS/ INCORPORATED/ MADE IN U.S.A." printed on back cover.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: .1 PINK COLOUR CASE MARKED WITH 1 BLACK & 1 BLUE DOT. GOLDTONE WIRES/.2 OFF-WHITE PACKAGE HAS RED-BROWN GRAPHICS & BLACK TEXT.
Decoration: N/A

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Texas Instruments Inc., Transistor, circa 1963–1968, Artifact no. 1999.0293, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1999.0293.001/

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