Components

electrode

class

electrical conductor used to make contact with a nonmetallic part of a circuit (e.g. a semiconductor

lightning rod

class

metal rod or metallic object to protect from lightning

operational amplifier

class

high-gain voltage amplifier with a differential input

USB-C

class

24-pin reversible connector that supersedes all previous USB connectors

erasable programmable read-only memory

class

nonvolatile memory chip comprising an array of floating-gate transistors individually programmed by

system on a chip

class

type of integrated circuit; integration of the functions of a system on a chip

growth medium

class

liquid or gel used for the growth of microorganisms or cells

northbridge

class

chip on a computer motherboard

standard hydrogen electrode

class

reference redox electrode used under standard conditions

southbridge

class

chip on a computer motherboard

sol-gel process

class

condensation of monomers or oligomers dispersed in a colloidal solution (sol) into a biphasic aqueou

reference electrode

class

electrode with a stable, well-known electrode potential

public address system

class

electronic acoustic system for delivering audio to a large audience or area, either information (spo

saturated calomel electrode

class

reference electrode

vehicle audio

class

entertainment electronics in cars

galvanic anode

class

main component of cathodic protection

cold cathode

class

type of electrode and part of cold cathode fluorescent lamp

agar plate

class

Petri dish with agar used to culture microbes

sound chip

class

integrated circuit for computer sound

photocathode

class

surface which converts light into electrons via the photoelectric effect

ion selective electrode

class

sensor that converts the activity of a specific ion dissolved in a solution into an electrical poten

Super I/O

class

class of I/O controller integrated circuits that began to be used on personal computer motherboards

Geode

class

series of system-on-a-chip microprocessors and I/O companions

dynode

class

an electrode in a vacuum tube that serves as an electron multiplier through secondary emission

working electrode

class

electrode on which an electrochemical reaction occurs

gate array

class

type of application-specific integrated circuit

system in package

class

group of a number of integrated circuits enclosed in a single module (a package)

control grid

class

vacuum tube electrode directly controlling the anode current

Yamaha YM2612

class

FM synthesis sound chip by Yamaha

mixed-signal integrated circuit

class

integrated circuit that has both analog circuits and digital circuits on a single semiconductor die

current-feedback operational amplifier

class

operational amplifier that uses current, rather than voltage, as the feedback signal

PHY

class

integrated circuit required to implement physical layer functions of the OSI model in a network inte

MediaGX

class

series of system-on-a-chip microprocessors and I/O companions

Power management integrated circuit

class

integrated circuit designed for power management in electronic devices

hot cathode

class

type of electrode.

suppressor grid

class

grid (electrode) in a vacuum tube used to suppress the dynatron effect, that occurs due to secondary

three-dimensional integrated circuit

class

integrated circuit with vertical interconnections

microelectrode

class

electrode used in electrophysiology

programmable sound generator

class

sound chip that generates audio signals built from one or more basic waveforms

HCMOS

class

specifications for the 74HC00 IC family

auxiliary electrode

class

electrode which supplies/accepts current from the working electrode

wafer-level packaging

class

technology of packaging an integrated circuit while still part of the wafer

chiplet

class

small integrated circuit contained in a multi-chip module

Micro-USB

class

a class of legacy USB connectors that preceded USB-C, along with Standard and Mini

Yamaha YM2610

class

sound chip

rotating disk electrode

class

type of electrode used in electrochemistry

Clark electrode

class

electrode measuring the oxygen partial pressure in a solution

Vortex86

class

x86-compatible system-on-a-chip

dropping mercury electrode

class

electrode made of mercury and used in polarography

screen grid

class

electrode in multi-grid vacuum tube

Operational transconductance amplifier

class

Operational transconductance amplifier

linear integrated circuit

class

set of miniature electronic analog circuits formed on a single piece of semiconductor material

Readout integrated circuit

class

an integrated circuit (IC) specifically used for reading detectors of a particular type

Mini-USB

class

a class of early legacy (Mini-B) and deprecated (Mini-AB, Mini-A) compact USB connectors carrying on

IC power-supply pin

class

power supply connections for integrated circuits

neurochip

class

integrated circuit chip that is designed for interaction with neuronal cells

reversible hydrogen electrode

class

reference electrode whose potential depends on pH

Yamaha YM2164

class

sound chip developed by Yamaha

gas diffusion electrode

class

conjunction of a solid, liquid and gaseous interface, and an electrical conducting catalyst

Yamaha YM2608

class

16 channel FM sound chip.