Electronic Glossary

A portable test instrument which can be used to measure voltage, current, and resistance.

What is Mutual Inductance?   Mutual Inductance is the interaction of one coil magnetic field on another coil as it induces a voltage in the adjacent coil. It refers not to the sharing of inductance but rather to the interaction …

What Is NAND Flash?   NAND Flash uses floating-gate transistors, but they are connected in a way that resembles a NAND gate: several transistors are connected in series, and the bit line is pulled low only if all the word …

1. n. A reverse-image contact copy of a positive, useful for checking revisions of a PCB. If the negative of the current version is superimposed over a positive of an earlier version, all areas will be solid black except where …

National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)

A collection of terminals all of which are, or must be, connected electrically. Also known as signal.

List of names of symbols or parts and their connection points which are logically connected in each net of a circuit.

What is an Electrical Network?   An Electrical Network, also known as Electrical Circuit, or Electric Circuit) is an interconnection of various active and passive components (e.g., batteries, resistors, inductors, capacitors, switches, transistors) or a model of such an interconnection, …

A soldering process that uses a specially formulated solder paste that does not require the residues to be cleaned after solder processing.

A pin or lead which will have at least one wire connected to it.