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central processing unit
central computer component that executes instructions
graphics processing unit
specialized electronic circuit; graphics accelerator
analog signal
signal where the time-varying feature is an analogous representation of some other time-varying quantity
digital electronics
electronic circuits representing signals by discrete bands of analog levels
CMOS
thumb|CMOS inverter (a Inverter (logic gate)|NOT logic gate)
processor
electrical component for processing data
system on a chip
type of integrated circuit; integration of the functions of a system on a chip
Honeywell International, Inc.
Honeywell International Inc. is an American publicly traded, multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. It primarily operates in four areas of business: aerospace, building automation, industrial automation, and energy and sustainability solutions (ESS). Honeywell also owns and operates Sandia National Laboratories under contract with the U.S. Department of Energy. Honeywell is a Fortune 500 company, ranked 115th in 2023. In 2025, the corporation had a global workforce of approximately 101,000 employees. As of 2025, its chairman and chief executive offic
breadboard
A breadboard, solderless breadboard, or protoboard is a construction base used to build semi-permanent prototypes of electronic circuits. Unlike a perfboard or stripboard, breadboards do not require soldering or destruction of tracks and are hence reusable. For this reason, breadboards are also popular with students and in technological education.
surface-mount technology
method for producing electronic circuits
superheterodyne receiver
common type of radio receiver that shifts the received signal to an easily-processed intermediate frequency
phase-locked loop
control system generating an output signal whose phase is fixed relative to the phase of the input signal, keeping input and output frequencies the same
voltage-controlled oscillator
electronic oscillator controlled by a voltage input
circuit diagram
graphical representation of an electrical circuit (network)
single-sideband modulation
refinement of amplitude modulation
chamfer
thumb|upright|A chamfer with a "lark's tongue" finish
electronic game
game that employs electronics to create an interactive system with which a player can play
circuit design
branch of electronics that solves tasks by combining preexisting electronic components into electronic circuits
network analysis
electrical circuits
Butterworth filter
type of signal processing filter designed to have a frequency response as flat as possible in the passband
impedance matching
adjusting input/output impedances of an electrical circuit for some purpose
Miller effect
increase in the equivalent input capacitance of an inverting voltage amplifier
mesh analysis
circuit analysis that solves for currents
Colpitts oscillator
electronic oscillator
form factor
indication of size and mounting options of a computer or its components
chebyshev filter
analog or digital filters having a steeper roll-off than Butterworth filters, and have passband ripple or stopband ripple
logic synthesis
Converting abstract operations into digital logic systems
current mirror
circuit designed to copy a current through one active device
mechanical filter
Type of signal processing filter
Bessel filter
type of analog linear filter in electronics
Rockwell Collins
United States-based international company
via
connection between layers in an electronic circuit board
elliptic filter
signal processing filter
step response
time behavior
voltage doubler
electronic circuit
Miller theorem
process of creating equivalent circuits
Beat frequency oscillator
device to convert Morse code radio signals into audible tones
lumped-element model
modeling of a highly complex system as multiple interconnected, simple components
integrated circuit design
engineering process for electronic hardware
distributed-element model
model of electrical circuits that represents attributes as distributed continuously rather than in discrete components
system in package
group of a number of integrated circuits enclosed in a single module (a package)
mixed-signal integrated circuit
integrated circuit that has both analog circuits and digital circuits on a single semiconductor die
microphonics
thumb|Audio vacuum tube with externally fitted microphonics damper
composite epoxy material
used in printed circuit boards
Passive analogue filter development
filter used in signal processing on continuous-time signals
list of 7400 series integrated circuits
List of integrated circuits belonging to the 74xx family.
integrated circuit layout
representation of an integrated circuit in terms of planar geometric shapes which correspond to the patterns of metal, oxide, or semiconductor layers that make up the components of the integrated circuit
Quarter-wave impedance transformer
electrical component
LDMOS
LDMOS (laterally-diffused metal-oxide semiconductor) is a planar double-diffused MOSFET (metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor) used in amplifiers, including microwave power amplifiers, RF power amplifiers and audio power amplifiers. These transistors are often fabricated on p/p+ silicon epitaxial layers. The fabrication of LDMOS devices mostly involves various ion-implantation and subsequent annealing cycles. As an example, the drift region of this power MOSFET is fabricated using up to three ion implantation sequences in order to achieve the appropriate doping profile needed to w
polymer capacitor
solid conductive electrolyte
dual impedance
electrical circuits that are the dual of each other
clamshell design
form factor of a device or machine where two parts are connected by a hinge, like a clam
Dennard scaling
scaling law based on a 1974 paper co-authored by Robert H. Dennard, above
variable-frequency oscillator
oscillator whose frequency can be tuned over some range
data processing unit
network interface controller with integrated general-purpose programmability
fault model
engineering model
No instruction set computing
Type of computing architecture
OpenCores
thumb|right OpenCores is a community developing digital open-source hardware through electronic design automation (EDA), with a similar ethos to the free software movement. OpenCores hopes to eliminate redundant design work and significantly reduce development costs. A number of companies have been reported as adopting OpenCores IP in chips, or as adjuncts to EDA tools. OpenCores is also sometimes cited as an example of open source in the electronics hardware community.
perfboard
right|thumb|Top of a copper clad Perfboard with solder pads for each hole.
Tape-out
In electronics and photonics design, tape-out or tapeout is the final stage of the design process for integrated circuits or printed circuit boards before they are sent for manufacturing. The tapeout is specifically the point at which the graphic for the photomask of the circuit is sent to the fabrication facility. The name originates from the use of magnetic tape to send the data to the manufacturing facility.