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FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR [1 record]

Record 1 2017-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Semiconductors (Electronics)
  • Electronic Components
  • Conductors and Resistors
DEF

A voltage-controlled semiconductor which has a high input impedance comparable to that of a vacuum tube.

CONT

Field effect transistors are used to replace vacuum tubes in equipment for improved reliability.

OBS

field-effect transistor; FET: term and abbreviation term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Semi-conducteurs (Électronique)
  • Composants électroniques
  • Conducteurs et résistances
DEF

Dispositif à semi-conducteurs commandé par la tension et présentant une impédance d'entrée très élevée, analogue à celle d'un tube à vide.

OBS

Remplace le tube à vide dans certains équipements étant donné sa performance et une sûreté de fonctionnement plus grande.

OBS

transistor à effet de champ : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Semiconductores (Electrónica)
  • Componentes electrónicos
  • Conductores y resistencias
DEF

Dispositivo semiconductor, de tres terminales, que actúa como elemento de almacenamiento de carga variable.

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