151K views · May 13, 2010 · 3:10 · 2 HN recommenders · 4 mentions · discussed 2013–2021
Jeri Ellsworth demonstrates a PMOS transistor she fabricated herself in a home chip lab. She shows some of its electrical characteristics.
Why Hacker News points people here: HN likes Ellsworth as a hardware tinkerer, and cites the video as proof that transistors can be made with low-tech, DIY fabrication.
“One of my favorite channels as she's done many projects I've had interest in.”HN comment, 2016
“One of my favorite channels as she's done many projects I've had interest in.”
Channel of creator doing many hardware projects.
This channel might be of interest to you: this video One of my favorite channels as she's done many projects I've had interest in.
“Jeri Ellsworth, for people who don't know, does really interesting hardware stuff.”
Homemade transistor demo by a hardware tinkerer.
Jeri Ellsworth, for people who don't know, does really interesting hardware stuff. "TSA body imaging at home" ( link ) "Home made EL wire" ( link ) "Recording Audio onto floppy discs" ( link ) "Home made transistor" ( this video ) "Homebrew NMOS transistor" ( link )
“I've seen Jeri Elsworth bake her own transistors in the oven and stuff”
Homemade transistors used as example of low-tech fabrication.
up to the point that we see actual infrastructural collapse. I mean, I've seen Jeri Elsworth bake her own transistors in the oven and stuff (each one being about the size of your hand) but somehow I can't picture a chip fab based upon such transistors... call me old fashioned. this video
“made a few transistors, although at a much larger scale”
Homemade transistors at larger scale, deeper into the process.
Jeri Ellsworth has gone "deeper" into the process and made a few transistors, although at a much larger scale: link this video
