Electronic Glossary

What is an Inductor?   An Inductor, also called a Coil, Choke, or Reactor, is a passive two-terminal electrical component that stores energy in a magnetic field when electric current flows through it. An inductor typically consists of an insulated …

What is Infrared?   Infrared (IR), sometimes called Infrared Light, is electromagnetic radiation (EMR) with wavelengths longer than those of visible light. It is therefore invisible to the huhttps://madpcb.com/glossary/electromagnetic-radiation/man eye. IR is generally understood to encompass wavelengths from around 1 …

The dispersal of well-defined ink “dots” onto a PCB. Inkjet equipment uses heat to liquefy a solid ink pellet and change the ink into a liquid, which is then dropped via a nozzle onto the printed surface, where it quickly …

For printed circuit boards the standard and guidelines that are followed are published by the IPC Association (See IPC). The primary criteria is based on the document titled “IPC-A-600” which provided the necessary guidelines for the acceptability for printed circuit …

What is an Integrated Circuit?   An Integrated Circuit (IC), also referred to as a Chip, or a Microchip, is a set of electronic circuits on one small flat piece (or “chip”) of semiconductor material, usually silicon. Large numbers of …

What Is an Interface in Computing?   An Interface is a shared boundary across which two or more separate components of a computer system exchange information, such as USB or HDMI. The exchange can be between software, computer hardware, peripheral …

Interstitial Via Hole, or Inner Via Hole (IVH) is an embedded plated through-hole with connection of two or more inner conductor layers in a multilayer PCB but not extending fully through all the layers of the PCB. Blind vias are …

What’s IoT?   The Internet of Things (IoT) describes physical objects (or groups of such objects) that are embedded with sensors, processing ability, software, and other technologies, and that connect and exchange data with other devices and systems over the …

The Institute for Interconnecting and Packaging Electronic Circuits, the final American authority on how to design and manufacture printed wiring. In 1999, IPC changed its name from Institute of Interconnecting and Packaging Electronic Circuits to IPC. The new name is …

IPC-A-600: Acceptability of Printed Boards, is an industrial grade quality standard for acceptance of PCBs. IPC-A-600, also called IPC-600, which sets the level of acceptance criteria for each class of product. This document describes the preferred, acceptable, and non-conforming conditions …