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BOOTSTRAP AMPLIFIER [2 records]

Record 1 2011-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Amplifiers (Electronics)
  • Vacuum Tubes (Electronics)
DEF

A single-stage electron-tube amplifier circuit whose output load is connected between cathode and ground, the signal voltage being applied between the grid and the cathode.

OBS

bootstrap circuit: term standardized by IEEE.

OBS

Bootstrap circuit and bootstrap amplifier could also be applied to transistorised versions, but their French equivalents can only apply to tube circuits.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Amplificateurs (Électronique)
  • Tubes et lampes (Électronique)
DEF

Amplificateur à un étage à tube électronique dans lequel la tension d'entrée est appliquée entre grille et cathode et la tension de sortie est recueillie entre la cathode et le pôle négatif à la masse de l'alimentation anodique.

OBS

En français, ces termes ne s'appliquent qu'aux circuits à tubes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Amplificadores (Electrónica)
  • Tubos de vacío (Electrónica)
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Record 2 2011-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Amplifiers (Electronics)
  • Telecommunications Transmission
DEF

a single stage amplifier whose output load is connected between the negative end of the anode supply and the cathode. The signal voltage is applied between the grid and the cathode.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Amplificateurs (Électronique)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)

Spanish

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