varicapn.
/ˈvɛːrɪkap/ Electronics.
= varactor n.
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junction1949
p–n junction1949
unijunction1957
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heterojunction1960
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varicap1967
semiconductor junction1975
1967 Aegerter & Habian in IEEE Trans. Broadcast & Television Receivers Nov. 103/1 A varicap is a variable capacitance diode.
1975 G. J. King Audio Handbk. iv. 98 Tuner-amplifiers in which varicaps are employed for tuning must also feature supply regulation.
1981 J. C. Sprott Introd. Mod. Electronics vi. 137 A typical varicap has a capacitance that varies over about a factor of 10 in the picofarad range.
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