Electronic Glossary

Where the output of an amplifier is connected directly to the input of another amplifier or to a load. Also known as DC coupling because DC signals are not blocked.

Current that flows in only one direction.

Release of energy stored in either a battery or a capacitor.

Discrete Component (plural Discrete Components) in electronics, is a component with just one circuit element, either passive (resistor, capacitor, inductor) or active (transistor or vacuum tube).

Discrete Components are (electronics) components with just one circuit element, either passive (resistor, capacitor, induct) or active (transistor or vacuum tube). They are in simple package, usually designed to be soldered to a printed circuit board. Two forms of such …

Discrete Logic is a term that refers to logic circuits that are made almost entirely of discrete logic devices such as AND and ORs (or their complements NAND and NORs). While it can be said that any digital system is …

A Dual Leadless Chip Carrier (DLCC) is a surface mount component that contains no leads or pins, but has terminals as part of the body. Related to a LCC package. So, a DLCC refers to an LCC package with terminals …

PCB assembly with components on both sides of the substrate.

Slang for fine line design with two traces between DIP pins.

What’s DPAK Package?   The Decawatt Package (DPAK), also known as TO-252, is a semiconductor package developed by Motorola for surface mounting on printed circuit boards (PCBs). It represents a surface-mount variant of TO-251 package, and smaller variant of the …