SIMM
See
single in-line memory module
.
simple medium
a medium that is linear,
isotropic, homogeneous, and time-invariant.
simplex
term used to describe a method of
winding the armature of a commutated elec-
tric machine in which consecutive coils are
placed in adjacent coil slots around the pe-
riphery of the rotor. In a lap winding, this
produces two parallel electrical path between
brushes for each pole pair. In a wave wind-
ing, a simplex arrangement produces two par-
allel electrical paths between brushes regard-
less of the number of poles. See also
duplex
,
multiplex
.
simulated annealing
an optimization
technique that seeks to avoid local minima by
allowing the search trajectory to follow paths
that not only decrease the objective function
but also sometimes increase it. The proba-
bility that an increase in the objective func-
tion is allowed by the technique is governed
by a quantity that is analogous to tempera-
ture. The scheme commences with a high
temperature, under which the probability of
allowing increases in the objective function
is high, and the temperature is gradually re-
duced to zero, and from then on no further
increases in the function are allowed. See
also
annealing
.
simulation
See
computer simulation
.
simulation model
See
truth model
or
computer simulation
.
simulator
a program used to predict the
behavior of a circuit.
Simulators may be transistor level, gate
level, behavioral level, analog, digital, unit
delay, timing, or various combinations.
simulcast systems
systems that simulta-
neously broadcast over two or more differ-
ent frequency channels or modes of broadcast
signals.
simultaneous contrast
the phenomenon
in which the brightness (perceived lumi-
nance) of a region on a dark background is
greater than the brightness of an identical re-
gion on a light background. Illustrates that
brightness (perceived luminance) is differ-
ent from lightness (actual luminance). See
also
brightness
,
brightness constancy
,
human
visual system
,
Mach band
.
SiN
4
See
silicon nitride
.
sinc function
this function is defined by
the relation:
sinc
(t) =
sin
πt
πt
.
A scaled sinc function is the impulse response
of an ideal lowpass filter.
sine transform
usually refers to the dis-
crete sine transform. It also refers to a con-
tinuous time transform similar to the Fourier
transform.
sine-squared pulse
pulse string made
from a standard sinewave with an added DC
component equal to one-half of the peak-to-
peak value of the sine wave. The pulse string
is, therefore, always positive in value.
sinewave brushless DC
a permanent
magnet brushless motor with sinusoidally
distributed stator phase windings.
More
commonly known as permanent magnet syn-
chronous machine.
single dwell detector
a detector in a com-
munications receiver based on a decision on a
transmitted symbol being made after a single
correlation of the received signal with a ref-
erence signal. Compare with
multiple dwell
detector
.
single electron transistor
solid state de-
vice that performs electronic functions using
a single transistor’s electron.
single in-line memory module (SIMM)
a
miniature circuit board that contains memory
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