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The Transistor That Draws the Screen
A look at the thin-film transistor itself, the product of the backplane process. How the device switches on and off, what separates LTPS, oxide and amorphous silicon, and why it degrades with use — device, materials and degradation across 14 episodes.
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#01
The Transistor That Draws the Screen #01 — What Is a TFT: How It Differs from the Transistor in a Semiconductor Chip
26.09.07

#02
The Transistor That Draws the Screen #02 — How the Gate Makes the Channel: Field Effect and the Four Structures
26.09.07

#03
The Transistor That Draws the Screen #03 — How to Read a Transfer Curve: Threshold Voltage, SS, Mobility, On/Off Ratio
26.09.07