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REVERSE BIASING [1 record]

Record 1 2017-07-14

English

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

An external voltage applied to a semiconductor pn [positive negative] junction to reduce the flow of current across the junction and thereby widen the depletion region.

OBS

It is the opposite of forward bias.

OBS

reverse bias; back bias: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Semi-conducteurs (Électronique)
  • Guides d'ondes
DEF

Tension appliquée à une jonction pn [positive négative] dans le sens qui entraîne son blocage.

OBS

La polarisation inverse donne naissance à un courant inverse de faible intensité qu'on peut qualifier de négligeable en comparaison à l'intensité du courant direct.

OBS

polarisation inverse; polarisation en sens inverse : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Semiconductores (Electrónica)
  • Guías de ondas
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