Electrical engineers have welcomed a revolutionary method for producing thyristors — a type of electrical switch that conducts the flow of electricity used in products ranging from large, high-power electric motors to speakers in car radios. Silicone is used in packaging, making the units up to 20 times lighter than previous models and with improved efficiency. A General Electric physicist, Dr Homer Glascock, of New York, compares the new advanced thyristor (left) with a conventional unit (foreground).
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Press, 26 January 1988, Page 23
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76Electrical engineers have welcomed a revolutionary method for producing thyristors — a type of electrical switch that conducts the flow of electricity used in products ranging from large, high-power electric motors to speakers in car radios. Silicone is used in packaging, making the units up to 20 times lighter than previous models and with improved efficiency. A General Electric physicist, Dr Homer Glascock, of New York, compares the new advanced thyristor (left) with a conventional unit (foreground). Press, 26 January 1988, Page 23
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