Electronic Glossary

Rout is the process of using a programmed rout machine to cut a PCB out of the manufacturing panel.

Route or Track is a layout or wiring of an electrical connection. In electronic design, Wire Routing, commonly called simply Routing, is a step in the design of printed circuit boards (PCBs) and integrated circuits (ICs). It builds on a …

Route and Retain, also called Tab-Route, or Tab-Routing, is a term of PCB panelization, in which more than one board of either the same or different design into a given array (or panel). This is a popular PCB panelizing method …

A Router is a networking device that forwards data packets between computer networks. Routers perform the traffic directing functions on the internet. Data sent through the internet, such as a web page or email, is in the form of data …

Reverse Treated Foil (RTF). Reverse treated foils involve the treatment of the smooth side of electrodeposited copper. Treatment layers are thin coatings that improve adhesion of the base foil to dielectrics and add corrosion resistance which makes the shiny side …

Condition in which a further increase in one variable produces no further increase in the resultant effect. In a bipolar junction transistor, the condition when the emitter to collector voltage is less than the emitter to base voltage. This condition …

Repeating waveform that rises from zero to maximum value linearly drops back to zero and repeats. A ramp waveform.

Single-Board Computer (SBC) is a complete computer built on a single circuit board, with microprocessor(s), memory, input/output (I/O) and other features required of a functional computer.

What’s SBDIP Package?   Sidebraze Dual-In-line Package (SBDIP) is one of the most mature IC packages still in use today. It is a rectangular ceramic package that has leads extending from both of its longer sides, thus forming two sets …

SBGA (Super BGA) package is a very low profile, high-power BGA. The IC is directly attached to an integrated copper heatsink. Since the IC and the I/O are on the same side, signal vias are eliminated. The dummy die enables …