Show HN: I made some transistor animations

(brandonli.net)

55 points | by stunningllama 1 day ago

5 comments

  • p1esk 37 minutes ago

    I wonder how difficult it would be to convert these to 3D

    • customguy 1 hour ago

      Ohhh. I have no real knowledge of electricity or electronics, but I know transistors are very fundamental so if you squint a bit, you might say this is what we set in motion when we program, or even just use a computer! Or at least some of it. Not knowing enough to benefit from it I learned nothing, and don't regret a second of that.

      • lefra 1 hour ago

        Thanks, I have an EE education, but I didn't really understood what charges were doing in a BJT. I can use them and apply the formulas, but I never really "grokked" them. This makes it clearer.

        • lloydatkinson 34 minutes ago

          This is one of the coolest animation/diagrams I've ever seen, I wish they had them when I did this at uni. It sure beats whiteboards with scribbles and arrows all over it...

          • himata4113 2 hours ago

            it kind of looks unrealistic that there's so little flow, but I guess that makes sense for micro-sized transistors, larger ones that can handle several amps at high voltage should behave differently and would be a rather interesting comparison.