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BURST NOISE [2 records]

Record 1 2001-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Interference
DEF

An unwanted signal characterized by an excessively large interfering effect extended over a relatively short but finite time interval.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Perturbations radio

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Perturbaciones radioeléctricas
DEF

Señal perturbadora que se caracteriza por tener un efecto interferente excesivamente amplio sobre un período de tiempo relativamente corto pero finito.

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Record 2 1999-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Amplifiers (Electronics)
  • Semiconductors (Electronics)
DEF

A type of noise generally associated with operational amplifiers. It is a type of random shot noise and was given its name because of its similarity to the sound made by the popping of corn. When popcorn noise is present, it does not occur in all devices made by a given process, or even in all devices on the same wafer.

DEF

Noise produced by erratic jumps of bias current between two levels at random intervals in operational amplifiers and other semiconductor devices.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Amplificateurs (Électronique)
  • Semi-conducteurs (Électronique)
CONT

Le bruit en créneaux est caractérisé par la présence d'un phénomène aléatoire superposé au bruit de fond et par de brusques sauts du courant collecteur (...)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Amplificadores (Electrónica)
  • Semiconductores (Electrónica)
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