self-biasingn.
/ˌsɛlfˈbʌɪəsɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈbaɪəsɪŋ/ Electronics.
The application of self-bias in a thermionic valve or transistor.
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1942 U.S. Patent 2,297,618 4/1 The need for self-biasing and phase shifting is not self-evident.
1976 IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci. 23 1097/1 The usual method of getting the necessary voltage by self-biasing is not satisfactory.
2016 J. du Preez & S. Sinha Millimeter-Wave Antennas vi. 125 In amplifiers requiring high levels of output power..self-biasing is an attractive approach.
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self-biasingadj.
/ˌsɛlfˈbʌɪəsɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈbaɪəsɪŋ/ Electronics.
Designating a circuit or electronic component (esp. a thermionic valve or transistor) that generates its own bias (bias n. 7a); (also) operating by means of such a component or circuit.
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1924 Jrnl. Inst. Electr. Engineers 62 586/2 Diagram of self-biasing split-conductor transformer with ring cores.
1953 Proc. IRE 41 885/2 One means of obtaining such a result is to obtain the bias from a self-biasing resistor of several thousand ohms resistance.
1967 U.S. Patent 3,320,365 1 This invention relates to an improved self-biasing amplifier employing transistors in its circuitry.
2014 IEEE Trans. Electron Devices 61 1825/2 Additional high-voltage bias supplies are not necessary since it is self-biasing.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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