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Choke (electronics)
A choke, also known as a choke coil or filter choke, is an inductor designed to block high-frequency currents while passing DC and low-frequency AC with little opposition.
Coaxial power connector
A coaxial power connector, also known as a barrel connector or barrel jack, is a cylindrical two-conductor connector used to supply direct current from a power adapter.
Colloidal nanocrystal solids
Colloidal nanocrystal solids are macroscopic assemblies of solution-synthesized semiconductor nanocrystals, typically 1 to 100 nm, engineered to conduct charge, absorb light, or emit light collectively, underpinning applications such as quantum-dot LED displays.
Colloidal quantum dot infrared photodetectors
A colloidal quantum dot infrared photodetector is a light sensor using a solution-made film of semiconductor nanocrystals, size-tuned to absorb infrared light silicon cannot detect.
Colloidal quantum dot photodetector
A colloidal quantum dot photodetector is a light sensor whose absorber is a solution-processed film of semiconductor nanocrystals, tunable from the visible into the infrared.
Colloidal quantum dot photodetectors
A colloidal quantum dot photodetector is a light sensor whose absorbing layer is a film of semiconductor nanocrystals, with the spectral response tuned by nanocrystal size.
Contactor
A contactor, or electrical contactor, is an electromechanical switch that uses a low-power control signal to repeatedly switch high-current loads such as motors and heaters.
Coupled inductor
A coupled inductor is a magnetic component with two or more windings on the same core that share a magnetic field, allowing energy to be stored in and transferred between the windings through mutual inductance.
Crocodile clip
A crocodile clip, more often called an alligator clip in North America, is a spring-loaded metal clip with serrated jaws for making temporary electrical connections.
CUI Devices
CUI Devices was an American electronic components manufacturer based in Oregon, formed in 2019 from CUI Inc. and renamed Same Sky in 2024, best known for its AMT capacitive rotary encoders.
Current–voltage characteristic
A current–voltage characteristic, or I–V curve, is a graph of the electric current flowing through a device as a function of applied voltage, used to characterize diodes, transistors, and solar cells.
Decoupling capacitor
A decoupling capacitor, also called a bypass capacitor, is a capacitor placed near an integrated circuit to supply fast current spikes and shunt supply noise to ground.
Delay line
A delay line is a device that deliberately delays a signal through a medium like mercury or cable; it served as main memory in early 1940s and 1950s computers.
Diamond-copper composite
The diamond-copper composite, also called copper-diamond composite, is a metal-matrix composite of diamond particles in copper, combining diamond's high thermal conductivity and low expansion with copper's processability.
Diode
A diode, also called a semiconductor diode, is a two-terminal electronic component that conducts current from anode to cathode and blocks reverse flow; types include rectifier, Zener, Schottky, and LED.
Disk resonator gyroscope
A disk resonator gyroscope (DRG) is a MEMS Coriolis vibratory gyroscope in which a vibrating flat disk or set of concentric rings senses rotation, first developed by Boeing.
DNA origami electronics
DNA origami electronics uses folded DNA nanostructures, assembled from scaffold and staple strands, as programmable templates for nanoscale electronic and photonic devices like circuits and memory.
Electric double-layer gating
Electric double-layer gating is a technique in which ions in an electrolyte form a nanometer-thin capacitor at a material's surface, inducing carrier densities far beyond conventional dielectrics and tuning phase transitions.
Electrical connector
An electrical connector, also called a wire connector, joins electrical circuits with a reliable yet separable connection, letting cables or circuit boards attach without soldering.
Electrical Equipment and Supplies
Electrical Equipment and Supplies (MeSH D055615, tree E07.305) is a National Library of Medicine subject heading for apparatus and instruments that generate or operate with electricity and their components, introduced in 2009, used to index biomedical literature on powered medical and electronic equipment.
Electrode
An electrode is an electron conductor in an electrochemical cell where oxidation and reduction occur; the same word names welding rods, transistor gates, and biomedical sensors.
Electrolyte-gated synaptic transistor
An electrolyte-gated synaptic transistor is a three-terminal device where an ion-conducting electrolyte acts as gate dielectric, moving ions to emulate synaptic plasticity for neuromorphic computing and bioelectronics.
Electrolytic capacitor
An electrolytic capacitor, also known as an electrolytic condenser or E-cap, is a polarized capacitor with an electrolyte cathode, offering very high capacitance per volume for power supplies.
Electromagnetic coil
An electromagnetic coil, also called a magnetic coil, is insulated wire wound into loops so current produces a concentrated magnetic field or an induced voltage.
Electron gun
An electron gun is an electrode assembly that produces, accelerates, and focuses a directed beam of electrons for vacuum tubes, electron microscopes, welding, and lithography.
Electronic color code
The electronic color code, often called the resistor color code, is a system of colored bands on resistors encoding value, tolerance, and temperature coefficient, standardized in IEC 60062.
Electronic component
An electronic component, also called an electrical component, is a basic circuit element such as a resistor, capacitor, diode, or transistor, classified as passive, active, or interface.
Electronic Components and Technology Conference
The Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC) is an annual IEEE conference covering electronic packaging, components, and microelectronic systems, sponsored by the IEEE Electronics Packaging Society.
Electronic skin
Electronic skin, also known as e-skin or artificial skin, is a thin, flexible sensor system that mimics human skin sensing, with uses in health monitoring, robotics, and prosthetics.
Electronic symbol
An electronic symbol, also called a circuit or schematic symbol, is a standardized pictogram representing components such as resistors, batteries, and transistors in circuit diagrams, defined by the international IEC 60617 standard.