Valve amplifierA valve amplifier or tube amplifier is a type of electronic amplifier that uses vacuum tubes to increase the amplitude or power of a signal. Low to medium power valve amplifiers for frequencies below the microwaves were largely replaced by solid state amplifiers in the 1960s and 1970s. Valve amplifiers can be used for applications such as guitar amplifiers, satellite transponders such as DirecTV and GPS, high quality stereo amplifiers, military applications (such as radar) and very high power radio and UHF television transmitters.
Integrated circuit layout design protectionLayout designs (topographies) of integrated circuits are a field in the protection of intellectual property. In United States intellectual property law, a "mask work" is a two or three-dimensional layout or topography of an integrated circuit (IC or "chip"), i.e. the arrangement on a chip of semiconductor devices such as transistors and passive electronic components such as resistors and interconnections.
Digital imagingDigital imaging or digital image acquisition is the creation of a digital representation of the visual characteristics of an object, such as a physical scene or the interior structure of an object. The term is often assumed to imply or include the , , , printing and display of such images. A key advantage of a , versus an analog image such as a film photograph, is the ability to digitally propagate copies of the original subject indefinitely without any loss of image quality.
Hybrid integrated circuitA hybrid integrated circuit (HIC), hybrid microcircuit, hybrid circuit or simply hybrid is a miniaturized electronic circuit constructed of individual devices, such as semiconductor devices (e.g. transistors, diodes or monolithic ICs) and passive components (e.g. resistors, inductors, transformers, and capacitors), bonded to a substrate or printed circuit board (PCB). A PCB having components on a Printed Wiring Board (PWB) is not considered a true hybrid circuit according to the definition of MIL-PRF-38534.
Instrument amplifierAn instrument amplifier is an electronic device that converts the often barely audible or purely electronic signal of a musical instrument into a larger electronic signal to feed to a loudspeaker. An instrument amplifier is used with musical instruments such as an electric guitar, an electric bass, electric organ, synthesizers and drum machine to convert the signal from the pickup (with guitars and other string instruments and some keyboards) or other sound source (e.
Amplificateur pour guitare électriquethumb|Amplificateur Fender au format « stack » Un amplificateur pour guitare est un amplificateur audio, spécialement conçu pour la guitare électrique, ou la guitare basse. Le terme abrégé « ampli » désigne communément le couple constitué par l'amplificateur électronique et le haut-parleur. La partie électronique et le haut-parleur peuvent se présenter en deux éléments distincts, ou être réunis dans un même meuble, construit le plus souvent en plaques de bois, recouvert d'un revêtement en vinyle.
Amplificateur électroniquethumb|Un amplificateur audio à tubes. Un amplificateur électronique (ou amplificateur, ou ampli) est un système électronique augmentant la puissance d’un signal électrique. L’énergie nécessaire à l’amplification est tirée de l’alimentation électrique du système. Un amplificateur parfait ne déforme pas le signal d’entrée : sa sortie est une réplique exacte de l’entrée avec une amplitude majorée ou une impédance minorée. C'est donc un quadripôle actif à base d'un ou plusieurs composants actifs, le plus souvent des transistors.
Noise (signal processing)In signal processing, noise is a general term for unwanted (and, in general, unknown) modifications that a signal may suffer during capture, storage, transmission, processing, or conversion. Sometimes the word is also used to mean signals that are random (unpredictable) and carry no useful information; even if they are not interfering with other signals or may have been introduced intentionally, as in comfort noise. Noise reduction, the recovery of the original signal from the noise-corrupted one, is a very common goal in the design of signal processing systems, especially filters.
Bass amplifierA bass amplifier (also abbreviated to bass amp) is a musical instrument electronic device that uses electrical power to make lower-pitched instruments such as the bass guitar or double bass loud enough to be heard by the performers and audience. Bass amps typically consist of a preamplifier, tone controls, a power amplifier and one or more loudspeakers ("drivers") in a cabinet. While bass amps share many features with the guitar amplifiers used for electric guitar, they are distinct from other types of amplification systems, due to the particular challenges associated with low-frequency sound reproduction.
Application-specific integrated circuitvignette|Un ASIC. Un ASIC (acronyme de l'anglais application-specific integrated circuit, littéralement « circuit intégré propre à une application ») est un circuit intégré spécialisé. En général, il regroupe sur la même puce un ou sur mesure. thumb|Autre exemple de puce ASIC. L'intérêt de l'intégration est de réduire les coûts de production et d'augmenter la fiabilité. Avantage pour le maître d'œuvre : un contrôle total du produit et un coût de production réduit.
