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ULTRAVIOLET PROM [1 record]

Record 1 2016-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Memories
CONT

ultraviolet erasable PROMS - ... One type of erasable PROM can be erased by concentrated shortwave ultraviolet light. It is housed in a 16-pin dual in-line package (DIP) with a quartz top that is transparent to shortwave ultraviolet light. When it is desired to change the contents of the device, the unwanted information is simply erased by directing ultraviolet light through the quartz "window" of the IC and reprogramming as desired.

Key term(s)
  • ultraviolet erasable EPROM
  • ultraviolet PROM

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mémoires (Informatique)
OBS

ultraviolet : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006).

Key term(s)
  • PROM effaçable par les ultraviolets
  • EPROM effaçable par ultraviolet

Spanish

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