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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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composite video

Semiconductors; Test equipment

A signal composed of luminance (black and white),chrominance (color), blanking pulses, sync pulses, and a color-burst signal.

strobe

Semiconductors; Test equipment

A signal that clocks a logic state into a latch or D flip flop. In a semiconductor test, an edge strobe records a comparison result at a specified instant in the cycle; a window ...

interrupt

Semiconductors; Test equipment

A signal that requires immediate attention from a computer's CPU.

shift register sequence generator (SRSG)

Semiconductors; Test equipment

A simple PRPG (single output) defined here because it's used in the definition of STUMPS.

I/O address

Semiconductors; Test equipment

A specific hardware circuit and software value that the CPU uses to distinguish between the different boards in a system.

Java

Semiconductors; Test equipment

A subset of the C++ language specifically meant for running applications on the Web.

surge

Semiconductors; Test equipment

A sudden change (usually an increase) in the voltage on a powerline. A surge is similar to a spike, but it lasts longer.