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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Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. ignore character. 2. A control character indicating that the associated data is erroneous.

collector

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. In a bipolar transistor, the electrode toward which emitted current carriers travel. 2. In a Klystron, the final electrode toward which electrons migrate after passing through the buncher and ...

base

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. In a bipolar transistor, the intermediate region between the emitter and collector, which usually serves as the input or controlling element of transistor operation. 2. A substance that ...

deflection

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. In a cathode-ray tube, movement of the electron beam by electric or magnetic fields. 2. Movement of the pointer of a meter or the pen or mirror of a recorder by an applied current or voltage.

1. In a circuit diagram, a point at which lines representing wires intersect, but are not connected. 2. In a characteristic curve, point at which the plot crosses an axis or operating point. 3. See ...

convergence plane

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. In a color picture tube, the plane in which the red, green, and blue beams all focus. 2. In a cathode-ray tube, the plane in which the electron beam reaches its sharpest focus.

brightness control

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. In a computer monitor, television receiver, or oscilloscope, a potentiometer that varies the negative bias voltage on the control grid of the cathode-ray tube (CRT). The brightness of the image is ...