20 relations: Anode, Cathode, Diode, Electric current, Electrode, Electronics, Littelfuse, Negative resistance, Neon lamp, Passivity (engineering), Quadrac, Relaxation oscillator, Shockley diode, Spark gap, STMicroelectronics, Thyristor, TRIAC, Trisil, Varistor, Voltage.
Anode
An anode is an electrode through which the conventional current enters into a polarized electrical device.
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Cathode
A cathode is the electrode from which a conventional current leaves a polarized electrical device.
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Diode
A diode is a two-terminal electronic component that conducts current primarily in one direction (asymmetric conductance); it has low (ideally zero) resistance in one direction, and high (ideally infinite) resistance in the other.
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Electric current
An electric current is a flow of electric charge.
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Electrode
An electrode is an electrical conductor used to make contact with a nonmetallic part of a circuit (e.g. a semiconductor, an electrolyte, a vacuum or air).
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Electronics
Electronics is the discipline dealing with the development and application of devices and systems involving the flow of electrons in a vacuum, in gaseous media, and in semiconductors.
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Littelfuse
Littelfuse, Inc is a multinational electronic manufacturing company based in Chicago, Illinois.
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Negative resistance
In electronics, negative resistance (NR) is a property of some electrical circuits and devices in which an increase in voltage across the device's terminals results in a decrease in electric current through it.
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Neon lamp
A neon lamp (also neon glow lamp) is a miniature gas discharge lamp.
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Passivity (engineering)
Passivity is a property of engineering systems, used in a variety of engineering disciplines, but most commonly found in analog electronics and control systems.
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Quadrac
Quadracs are a special type of thyristor which combines a "diac" and a "triac" in a single package.
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Relaxation oscillator
In electronics a relaxation oscillator is a nonlinear electronic oscillator circuit that produces a nonsinusoidal repetitive output signal, such as a triangle wave or square wave.
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Shockley diode
The Shockley diode (named after physicist William Shockley) is a four-layer semiconductor diode, which was one of the first semiconductor devices invented.
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Spark gap
A spark gap consists of an arrangement of two conducting electrodes separated by a gap usually filled with a gas such as air, designed to allow an electric spark to pass between the conductors.
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STMicroelectronics
STMicroelectronics is a French-Italian multinational electronics and semiconductor manufacturer headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Thyristor
A thyristor is a solid-state semiconductor device with four layers of alternating P- and N-type materials.
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TRIAC
TRIAC, from triode for alternating current, is a generic trademark for a three terminal electronic component that conducts current in either direction when triggered.
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Trisil
Trisil is a trade name for a thyristor surge protection device, an electronic component designed to protect electronic circuits against overvoltage.
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Varistor
A varistor is an electronic component with an electrical resistance that varies with the applied voltage.
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Voltage
Voltage, electric potential difference, electric pressure or electric tension (formally denoted or, but more often simply as V or U, for instance in the context of Ohm's or Kirchhoff's circuit laws) is the difference in electric potential between two points.
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