burst noise

noun

A kind of electronic noise that occurs in semiconductors and ultra-thin gate oxide films, consisting of sudden, unpredictable step-like transitions between two or more discrete voltage or current levels.

Meanings

nounburst noise (usually uncountable, plural burst noises)

plural burst noises

  1. uncountableusuallyA kind of electronic noise that occurs in semiconductors and ultra-thin gate oxide films, consisting of sudden, unpredictable step-like transitions between two or more discrete voltage or current levels.

    Synonyms: bistable noise, impulse noise, popcorn noise, random telegraph noise

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA kind of electronic noise that occurs in semiconductors and ultra-thin gate oxide films, consisting of sudden, unpredictable step-like transitions between two or more discrete voltage or current levels.

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