| VBR |
breakdown
voltage |
Usually
refers to gate-drain breakdown in a FET. |
| VCA |
voltage
controlled attenuator |
The
same thing as a VVA. |
|
VCO
|
voltage-controlled oscillator
|
|
|
VCXO
|
voltage-controlled crystal
oscillator
|
|
|
VD
|
drain voltage
|
Not
a sexually transmitted disease in this case, you pervert. |
| VFM |
variable
frequency microwave |
A new
and improved way to use microwaves to heat material, such as
in semiconductor processing. |
| VNA |
vector
network analyzer |
|
| VPE |
vapor-phase
epitaxy |
A method
of growing semiconductors
on a substrate. |
| VPIN |
vertical
PIN diode |
Used
to make low-loss switches monolithically. |
| VPO |
pinch-off
voltage |
The
gate-source voltage at which a FET's channel is fully depleted
and electrical current between drain and source is prevented. |
| V-pol |
vertical
polarization |
|
| VSAT |
very
small aperture terminal |
|
|
VSWR
|
voltage standing wave ratio
|
See SWR.
|
| VVA |
voltage-variable
attenuator |
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