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At a meeting in October 1968 the Westinghouse Molecular Electronics division announced a new type of field-effect transistor, the CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor). Its much lower power usage makes portable devices more viable, and | <p>At a meeting in October 1968 the Westinghouse Molecular Electronics division announced a new type of field-effect transistor, the CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor). Its much lower power usage makes portable devices more viable, and enables efficient, low power, memory storage. </p> | ||
[[Category:Components | <p>[[Image:Cmos.PNG|thumb|center|Side view of a CMOS transistor]]</p> | ||
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[[Category:CMOS_integrated_circuits_ | [[Category:CMOS_integrated_circuits_&_microprocessors]] | ||
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At a meeting in October 1968 the Westinghouse Molecular Electronics division announced a new type of field-effect transistor, the CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor). Its much lower power usage makes portable devices more viable, and enables efficient, low power, memory storage.
