bias voltage

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bias
noun
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/ˈbaɪ.əs/us
/ˈbaɪ.əs/
the action of supporting or opposing a particular person or thing in an unfair way, because of allowing personal opinions to influence ...
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voltage
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈvɒl.tɪdʒ/us
/ˈvoʊl.t̬ɪdʒ/
the force of an electric current, measured ...
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However, these methods employbiasvoltageapplied to the substrate, and thus cannot be used in the case of dielectric substrates.
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In plasma etching thebiasvoltageis usually used, which is applied to the wafer to produce a high-energy ion flux.
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The detectors consist of a planar cathode and a pixelated anode and are operated under a negativebiasvoltage.
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The voltage across the capacitor varies above and below thebiasvoltage.
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Abiasvoltagebetween the diode and ground offsets the output voltage by that amount.
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By applying a reversebiasvoltageto a "gate" terminal, the channel is pinched, so that the electric current is impeded or switched off completely.
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The current of a biased probe tip is measured as a function ofbiasvoltageto determine the local plasma temperature and density.
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Abiasvoltageis applied between the two contacts.
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This minimum energy for the electron corresponds with a minimumbiasvoltage, which is the onset for the additional contribution.
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With the increase of thebiasvoltage, there is an apparent decrease in the selectivity.
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The negative voltage (biasvoltage) applied to the substrate influences the energy and direction of motion of the positively charged particles that hit the substrate.
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Sometimes termed "phantom power", this is not a suitable power source for microphones designed for true phantom power and is better termed "biasvoltage".
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To control the amount of toner transferred, abiasvoltageis applied to the developer roller to counteract the attraction between toner and latent image.
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The electrostatic force is a function of the capacitance and thebiasvoltage.
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In this case, the tunnelingbiasvoltageis the difference between the two potentials.
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The additional electronic circuitry maintaining the total device capacitance constant by varying the devicebiasvoltagehelps to keep the depletion region width constant.
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This peculiar property is used in some applications, like high speed devices where the characteristic tunnelling probability changes as rapidly as thebiasvoltage.
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In other words, the drainsource already conducts, even when "no"biasvoltageis applied.
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