Transistor production
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- Description
- Date
- 1970 ca.
- Credit Line
- Reprinted with permission of Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc.
- Copyright Owner
- © Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc.
- Object ID
- 500004691
Western Electric’s Allentown works opened the first assembly line for the mass production of transistors in 1951, manufacturing 6,000 devices that year. Specialized assembly equipment reduced costs and enhanced reliability.
