Electronic engineering

Electronic engineering

Electronic engineering is an engineering discipline focused on the design, fabrication, testing and operation of circuits, electronic components, devices, and systems.

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chip

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. An integrated circuit. 2. A small slab, wafer, or die of dielectric or semiconductor material, on which a subminiature component or circuit is formed or deposited.

alarm condition

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. An intrusion or equipment malfunction that triggers an alarm circuit. 2. The operation of an alarm circuit that occurs in response to an intrusion or equipment malfunction.

condenser

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. An obsolete term for capacitor. 2. A mirror or lens for concentrating light (on an object, for example). 3. Something that condenses a gas or vapor. 4. See condenser microphone.

break

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. An open circuit. 2. To open a circuit. 3. In communications, a word indicating a desire to transmit on a wavelength already occupied by radio traffic. 4. See break-in, 1.

1. An open-wire feeder or transmission line. Typically, the line consists of two parallel wires held apart by separators (bars or rods of high-grade dielectric material) situated at wide intervals. ...

audio oscillator

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. An oscillator that delivers an output signal in the frequency range 20 Hz to 20 kHz. 2. An audio-frequency (AF) signal generator. Some instruments of this type operate above and below the limits ...

crystal tester

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. An oscillator used to check quartz crystals. Most such units check only the crystal’s ability to oscillate; more elaborate ones also check crystal current, frequency, temperature coefficient, ...