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Ground

Semiconductors; Test equipment

(1) An electrically neutral wire that has the same potential as the surrounding earth. Normally, a non-current-carrying circuit intended for safety. (2) A common reference point for an electrical ...

High-pass philtre

Semiconductors; Test equipment

(1) A math operation that emphasises details in an image. (2) A circuit that attenuates low-frequency components in an analogue signal.

Low-pass philtre

Semiconductors; Test equipment

(1) An operation that blurs details in an image. (2) A circuit that attenuates the high-frequency components in an analogue signal.

Bipolar

Semiconductors; Test equipment

(1) A signal that includes positive and negative values. (2) A type of semiconductor.

Alias frequency

Semiconductors; Test equipment

A false lower-frequency component that appears in analogue data that is reconstructed from original data digitised at an insufficiently high sampling rate.

Digital-to-analog converter (DAC or D/A converter)

Semiconductors; Test equipment

A device that converts digital information into a corresponding analogue voltage or current.

Optical isolator

Semiconductors; Test equipment

A device that links two circuits through an optoelectronic transmitter and receiver with no direct electrical connexion between the two circuits.

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