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elevatore di tensione

English translation: voltage booster

07:53 Dec 11, 2010
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng / nn volatile memory - reading circuit
Italian term or phrase: elevatore di tensione
element in a list of components concerning the circuit for reading non volatile memories.
Gianluca Marras
Italy
Local time: 08:14
English translation:voltage booster
Explanation:
or step-up converter
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meirs
Israel
Local time: 09:14
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2voltage booster
meirs
4 +1voltage increaser
James (Jim) Davis
5charge pump
cilantro


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voltage booster


Explanation:
or step-up converter

meirs
Israel
Local time: 09:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew, Native in RomanianRomanian
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agree  ozzi
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  -> TNX

agree  casper (X)
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  -> TNX - it boosts my ego :-)
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
voltage increaser


Explanation:
My first thought was a voltage transformer, but a quick Google shows that this term exists for components on sale.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q="voltage incre...
http://www.google.it/search?source=ig&hl=it&rlz=&=&q="elevat...

James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 10:14
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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agree  Jennifer Levey: Good in Asker's context.
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charge pump


Explanation:
When an EE career is not enough...

(this is was these circuits are called inside a non-volatile memory chip)

cilantro
Israel
Local time: 09:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
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