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The base width gain in one type of these devices changes to reduction width in the Early effect. An insulating metal oxide layer may be found in a type of these devices (15[1])whose three nodes (15[1])are the source, gate, and drain. (15[2])The bipolar junction type of these devices are contrasted with their “field-effect” type, which includes MOSFETs. (-5[1])By (*) Moore’s (10[1])law, (10[1]-5[1])the number of these (10[1])devices (10[1])in a microchip doubles (10[1])about every two years. Vacuum tubes were replaced by these devices, (10[1])billions of which can be found in each computer chip. For 10 points, name these circuit components that can be used to amplify or switch electronic signals. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: transistors [accept bipolar junction transistors or field effect transistors or MOSFETs]
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