JHIBRG:Abstract Jan 25 2007

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Abstract
Transistors have at least six salient features. First, they rapidly switch between two states in response to an input signal. Second, a small input voltage can control a large output voltage. Third, voltage is the common I/O signal carrier. Fourth, wires are the common interconnect. Fifth, common I/O and wires enable addressable signals, which means specific connections between devices can be encoded without cross-talk. Sixth, amplification and addressable signals enables restoration, because the output voltage greatly exceeds the input voltage necessary to control a downstream transistor.