SEVENTH EDITION
`
`i
`_
`:
`Samenedennenamneeneneeal
`:
`a ACBNIRSSY*SSIESE IE
`
`DICTIONARY
`);aa
`
`Page1
`
`rya TT
`
`Nichia Exhibit 1013
`
`Nichia Exhibit 1013
`Page 1
`
`

`

`MODERN
`DICTIONARY
`of
`ELECTRONICS
`
`SEVENTH EDITION
`
`REVISED AND UPDATED
`
`Rudolf F. Graf
`
`Boston Oxford Auckland
`
`Johannesburg Melbourne New Delhi
`
`Newnes
`
`Nichia Exhibit 1013
`Page 2
`
`Nichia Exhibit 1013
`Page 2
`
`

`

`Newnesis an imprint of Butterworth-Heinemann.
`
`Copyright © 1999 by Rudolf F. Graf
`
`QR A memberof the Reed Elsevier Group.
`
`All rights reserved.
`
`Nopart of this publication may be reproduced,stored inaretrieval system,or transmitted
`in any form or by any means,electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise
`without the prior written permission of the publisher.
`
`,
`
`@
`
`Recognizing the importance of preserving what has been written, Butterworth-Heinemann
`prints its books on acid-free paper wheneverpossible.
`
`wican Forests
`Butterworth-Heinemann supports the efforts of American Forests and the Global
`at
`CLEOBAL ReLeaf program in its campaign for the bettermentoftrees,
`forests, and our environment.
`
`Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
`
`Graf, Rudolf F.
`Modern dictionary of electronics / Rudolf F. Graf. —7th ed.,
`revised and updated.
`p.
`cm.
`ISBN 0-7506-9866-7 (alk. paper)
`1. Electronics — Dictionaries. I. Title
`TK7804.G67
`1999
`621.381'03 —dc21
`
`99-17889
`CIP
`
`British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
`A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
`
`The publisher offers special discounts on bulk orders of this book.
`For information, please contact:
`Managerof Special Sales
`Butterworth-Heinemann
`225 Wildwood Avenue
`Woburn, MA 01801-2041
`Tel: 781-904-2500
`Fax: 781-904-2620
`
`For information onall Butterworth-Heinemann publications available, contact
`our World Wide Web home pageat: http://www.bh.com
`
`10987654321
`
`Typeset by Laser Words, Madras, India
`Printed in the United States of America
`
`|
`
`Nichia Exhibit 1013
`Page 3
`
`Nichia Exhibit 1013
`Page 3
`
`

`

`mesh current — metallizing
`
`Metal Film Resistance
`Element Deposited on
`Ceramic Mandre!
`
`
`
`u
`
`
`
`f
`
`Capacitor in which the
`
`er.
`
`
`
`
`was ZA
` LaserHelixed to Required
`Resistance Value
`
`rrent assumed to exist over
`4
`_The ¢
`path in a network. It may
`fh current 4 closed
`J
`h included in the path, or a
`es. sec in a Ceebin:
`d with the others, forms
`J Prot Ethat, when _
`He
`el
`ordered selection of an agreedset
`g
`7 ose of communicating information.
`Pes for the pur ting wave in a communication
`odue amount of information whose
`defined or implied. 4. One or more
`and end are
`tain the total information to be
`egrf data th t oof characters that have a meaning
`weed 5, Aa ad that always are handled as a
`pr
`aen (08
`ite ue
`ter —Communication agency charged
`pores e cerity for acceptance, preparation for
`M e respons t, and delivery of messages.
`a
`icsion, rece Ait—A long-distance telephonecircuit
`metal gate—Refers to the use of aluminum asthe
`message alrvegular long-distanceortoll service to
`gate conductor instead ofsilicon or refractory metals.
`eli?pote as opposedto a circuit usedfor private-
`metal halide lamp—A discharge lamp in which
`the light is produced by the radiation from a mixture of
`eneral pUD™™
`be
`:
`ange—A service used between a
`metallic vapor (for example, mercury) and the products
`: 2 servemessage exch
`of the disassociation of halides (for example,halides of
`and a computer to perform certain
`nications line
`thallium, indium,or sodium),
`tions and free the computerfor other
`rnnusicais FUNC
`metal-insulator silicon —See MIS.
`_ metallic circuit—A circuit in which the earth itself
`“ressageinterpola pauses on a busy voice channel
`s.
`'
`tion — Insertion of data between
`is not used as ground.
`lables ifceably affecting the voice transmission.
`metallic insulator — A shorted quarter-wavesection
`githout 10 ; precedence — Designations employedto
`of transmission line, which acts as an electrical insulator
`ees relative order in which a message of one
`at the transmitted frequency.
`Pet designation is handled with respectto all other
`metallic noise — Weighted noise current in a metal-
`ret
`3
`.
`lic circuit at a given point when the circuit is terminated
`ignations.
`nonewitching — 1. The technique of data
`at that point in the nominal characteristic impedanceof
`the circuit.
`rasmission in which data may be received, stored until
`metallic rectifier—A rectifier in which the asym-
`te proper lineis available, then retransmitted. Nodirect
`metrical junction between dissimilar solid conductors
`nection is set up between the originator of the data
`presents a high resistance to currentflow in one direction
`ad its destination. 2. Routing messages between three
`andalowresistance in the opposite direction.
`amore locations by store-and-forward techniques in a
`metallic rectifier cell—An elementary rectifying
`computer,
`device having only one positive electrode, negative elec-
`message unit—1. A unit of measurement used in
`trode, andrectifying junction.
`ttaging for local telephone messages, based on time and
`distance between the parties. 2. Call measurement for a
`metallic-rectifier stack — A single structure made
`ei a local service area for which charges are
`up of one or more metallic rectifier cells.
`aerued,
`metallization — 1. The deposition ofa thin-film pat-
`message-waiting lamp — A small lamp ona tele-
`tern of conductive material onto a substrate to provide
`plone set that can be lighted (or flashed) from the switch-
`interconnection of electronic components or to provide
`bard (or call waiting panel) to notify a hotel or motel
`conductive contacts (pads)
`for
`interconnections. 2. A
`Hest that a messageis being held for him or her,
`film pattern (single or multilayer) of conductive material
`amen—British term for amplidyne. A direct-
`deposited on a substrate to interconnect electronic compo-
`tin th ne used for voltage regulation or transfor-
`nents, or the metal film on the bondingarea ofa substrate
`li,
`“8 MOre than two brushes for each pair of
`that becomesa part of the bond and performsboth electri-
`cal and mechanical functions. 3. The selective deposition
`Metal— mat
`erial that has high electrical and ther-
`*inducvity a
`of metal film on a substrate to form conductive intercon-
`t normal temperatures.
`etal.
`nection between IC elements and points for connections
`a; iebase ¢
`ransistor— A transistor with a base
`with the outside world.
`sandwiched between two n-type
`jettuctors, with
`metallized capacitor—A capacitor that is made
`© emitter doped more heavily than
`with dielectric film that has had metal vacuum-deposited
`nin, ive it a hi
`igh electron-current-to-hole-current
`on it. This thin metallization restricts the maximum
`Pi detector_
`current capacity, but at the same timeprovides a very
`locator. An
`Also called metal
`a device for 4
`high volumetric efficiency and a unique self-healing
`ie: concealed metal objects.
`property. Any internal arcover (which could betriggered
`;
`—A mask formed by
`chemi-
`by a transient voltage spike) will usually clear itself by
`mitt byates m a metal film or plate whereitis
`go
`:
`rmed
`by chemi
`vaporizing the deposited metalfilm in the immediate area,
`ne ;
`Photoresist or other chemically resistant
`thus extending the arc path beyond the sustaining gap
`ih
`ilm resi
`mas"siveeeeeayAN electronic componentin
`length limit. Foil capacitors cannot clear in this manner
`and maytherefore sustain the arcovers and short out.
`Vac
`.. § an extremely
`thin
`|
`metallized resistor —A fixed resistor in which the
`tel foil can*Posited on
`tile! gee
`mt cog acitor_— a substrate.
`resistance element is a thin film of metal deposited on the
`surface of a glass or ceramic substrate.
`SofPlastic filmorUs Separated by a dielectric
`metallizing — Applying a thin coating of metal to
`a nonmetallic surface. This may be done by chemical
`
`ad
`
`™ Lead and Cap
`Assembly
`
`Metalfilm resistor.
`
`Nichia Exhibit 1013
`Page 4
`
`Nichia Exhibit 1013
`Page 4
`
`