This is something I've always kind of wondered, but after seeing the schematics of the Intel 4004, I'm really curious how it could be possible at all. I'm going to take a not-so-wild guess that CPU's are now essentially designed by other CPUs.
http://www.4004.com/assets/4004-lajos-schematics.gif
How do transistors even work, and I don't mean like electrons or whatever in the main part, but just what they do with electrical signals and the prongs. I can't even find a simple explanation, and I can't imagine it exactly being too complicated considering the thing only has 3 prongs. All I ever hear is that it can act as an amplifier or a switch without an "explanation" that doesn't look like a math equation. Again, I can't imagine it being too complicated.
http://www.4004.com/assets/4004-lajos-schematics.gif
How do transistors even work, and I don't mean like electrons or whatever in the main part, but just what they do with electrical signals and the prongs. I can't even find a simple explanation, and I can't imagine it exactly being too complicated considering the thing only has 3 prongs. All I ever hear is that it can act as an amplifier or a switch without an "explanation" that doesn't look like a math equation. Again, I can't imagine it being too complicated.