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PNP transistor [1 record]

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Record 1 2018-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Semiconductors (Electronics)
DEF

A junction transistor having an n-type base between a p-type emitter and a p-type collector.

OBS

PNP transistor; pnp transistor; p-n-p transistor: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Semi-conducteurs (Électronique)
DEF

Transistor bipolaire à jonctions constitué d'un monocristal semi-conducteur comprenant trois régions de conductivité alternativement opposée : une zone N très mince intercalée entre deux zones P.

OBS

La base est la zone N intermédiaire, et les zones P sont l'émetteur et le collecteur.

OBS

transistor PNP; transistor p-n-p : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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