cathode terminal (of a semiconductor device)
1semiconductor device — ▪ electronics Introduction electronic circuit component made from a material that is neither a good conductor nor a good insulator (hence semiconductor). Such devices have found wide applications because of their compactness, reliability,… …
2Cathode — Diagram of a copper cathode in a galvanic cell (e.g., a battery). A positive current i flows out of the cathode (CCD mnemonic: Cathode Current Departs). A cathode is an electrode through which electric current flows out of a polarized electrical… …
3Semiconductor curve tracer — The Type 575 Transistor Curve Tracer displays the dynamic characteristic curves of both NPN and PNP transistors on the screen of a 5 inch cathode ray tube. Several different transistor characteristic curves may be displayed, including the… …
4катодный вывод полупроводникового прибора — Вывод полупроводникового прибора, от которого прямой ток течет во внешнюю электрическую цепь. [ГОСТ 15133 77] Тематики полупроводниковые приборы EN cathode terminal (of a semiconductor device) DE Katodenschluss eines Halbleiterbauelementes FR… …
5Diode — Figure 1: Closeup of a diode, showing the square shaped semiconductor crystal (black object on left) …
6Transistor — For other uses, see Transistor (disambiguation). Assorted discrete transistors. Packages in order from top to bottom: TO 3, TO 126, TO 92, SOT 23 A transistor is a semiconductor device used to amplify and switch electronic signals and power. It… …
7computer — computerlike, adj. /keuhm pyooh teuhr/, n. 1. Also called processor. an electronic device designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations. Cf. analog… …
8electronics — /i lek tron iks, ee lek /, n. (used with a sing. v.) the science dealing with the development and application of devices and systems involving the flow of electrons in a vacuum, in gaseous media, and in semiconductors. [1905 10; see ELECTRONIC,… …
9Thyristor — The thyristor is a solid state semiconductor device with four layers of alternating N and P type material. They act as bistable switches, conducting when their gate receives a current pulse, and continue to conduct for as long as they are forward …
10MOSFET — Two power MOSFETs in the surface mount package D2PAK. Operating as switches, each of these components can sustain a blocking voltage of 120 volts in the OFF state, and can conduct a continuous current of 30 amperes in the ON state, dissipating up …
