Electronic Glossary

A circuit using four diodes to provide full wave rectification. Converts an AC voltage to a pulsating DC voltage.

An amplifier used to isolate a load from a source.

A PCB is defined by the designer with a number of copper layers in a define sequence that is known as Buildup, also called Build-up, PCB Buildup. In HDI board, sequential build up is also written as SBU is Also …

An electrical testing method that allows devices to test themselves with specific added-on hardware.

When drilling a PCB there is often a ridge or piece of material that is left connected to the drilled hole. The burr will need to be removed to not cause any problems in the rest of the manufacturing process.

A Bus is an electrical design primitive. It is a polyline object that represents a multi-wire connection. Buses are available for placement in the schematic editor in PCB design software. Modern computing simply wouldn’t be possible without PCB bus routing …

A solder joint where just the end of the lead touches the solder pad.

Group of eight binary digits or bits.

This is the final hardened stage of the resin used during the lamination process of the multi-layer PCB.

Computer Aided Design (CAD) is a system where engineers create a design and see the proposed product in front of them on a graphics screen or in the form of a computer printout or plot. In electronics, the result would …