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COMMON-SOURCE CIRCUIT [1 record]

Record 1 2017-07-13

English

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

A circuit wherein the source terminal of an FET [field effect transistor] is placed at signal ground.

OBS

The input signal is applied between gate and source and the output obtained from the drain section. There is a 180 ° phase reversal between input and output signals.

OBS

common-source circuit: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Semi-conducteurs (Électronique)
  • Amplificateurs (Électronique)
OBS

circuit à source commune : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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