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Semiconductors
Any solid material with electrical conductivity due to electron flow (as opposed to ionic conductivity) of a magnitude between that of a conductor and that of an insulator.
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balun
Semiconductors; Test equipment
An antenna-balancing device that matches a balanced or symmetrical load (a dipole antenna) to an unbalanced load (a coaxial-cable feed line). ("Balun" is derived from ...
cold-junction compensation
Semiconductors; Test equipment
An artificial reference level that compensates for ambient temperature variations in thermocouple circuits.
tester
Semiconductors; Test equipment
An assembly of apparatus used for evaluating semiconductor devices.
decoupling-network
Semiconductors; Test equipment
An electrical circuit that prevents test signals that are applied to the unit under test from affecting other devices, equipment, or systems that are not under test.
impulse
Semiconductors; Test equipment
An electromagnetic pulse of short duration shorter than one cycle at the highest frequency being considered.
analog-to-digital converter (ADC or A/D converter)
Semiconductors; Test equipment
An electronic circuit that produces a digital output directly proportional to an analog signal input.
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