Varactor

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-007353",
  "term": "Varactor",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A semiconductor diode whose capacitance varies with the applied reverse bias voltage. This property makes it suitable for use as a voltage-controlled capacitor in electronic circuits. Varactors are commonly employed in voltage-controlled oscillators (VCOs), phase-locked loops (PLLs), and tunable filters for frequency modulation and tuning applications.",
  "synonyms": [
    "varicap",
    "tuning diode"
  ],
  "subject": "Industrial electronics",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Varactor",
    "es": "varactor",
    "fr": "varactor"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/varactor/"
}