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BOOTSTRAP CIRCUIT [1 record]

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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