- •Ministry of education and science state engineering university of armenia english for microelectronics students
- •1. Find in the text synonyms to the words below.
- •2. Find in the text antonyms to the words below.
- •3. Match the words with their definitions.
- •5. Form abstract nouns from the adjectives below.
- •6. Make up sentences with these expressions.
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- •1. Give synonyms to the following words.
- •2. Giveantonyms to the following words.
- •3. Match the words with their definitions.
- •5. Form abstract nouns from the adjectives below.
- •1. Match the synonyms in two columns.
- •1. Find in the text synonyms to the following words.
- •2. Match the antonyms in two columns.
- •5. Form as many nouns as possible with the suffixes given below.
- •6. Make up sentences with the expressions given below.
- •Unit 12
- •1. Find in the text synonyms to the words below.
- •1. Match the synonyms in two column.
- •1. Match the synonyms in two columns.
Ministry of education and science state engineering university of armenia english for microelectronics students
H. Ghazaryan, H. Petrosyan
"English for Microelectronics Students". Academic manual. Yerevan, State Engineering University of Armenia. - 2008, pp. 110.
This academic manual is intended for the Graduate students specializing in microelectronics. It can also be used for the specialties related to electronics. The material introduced in the manual will help develop certain linguistic skills. It will also be useful while preparing to take TOEFL.
UNIT 1
Read and translate the text, reproduce it orally.
Microelectronics is a subfield of electronics. Microelectronics, as the name suggests, is related to the study and manufacture, orMicrofabrication, of electronic components which are very small (usually micron-scale or smaller, but not always). These devices are made fromsemiconductors. Many components of normal electronic design are available in microelectronic equivalent:transistors,capacitors,inductors,resistors,diodesand of courseinsulatorsandconductorscan all be found in microelectronic devices.
Digital integrated circuits(ICs) consist mostly of transistors. Analog circuits commonly contain resistors and capacitors as well. Inductors are used in some high frequency analog circuits, but tend to occupy large chip area if used at low frequencies;gyratorscan replace them in many applications.
As techniques improve, the scale of microelectronic components continues to decrease. At smaller scales, the relative impact of intrinsic circuit properties such as interconnections may become more significant. These are called parasitic effects, and the goal of the microelectronics design engineer is to find ways to compensate for or to minimize these effects, while always delivering smaller, faster, and cheaper devices.
Exercises
1. Find in the text synonyms to the words below.
part keep on
production influence
equipment feature
use ( n ) important
develop usually
2. Find in the text antonyms to the words below.
irrelevant conductor
expensive abnormal
external increase
unusual destroy
enormous maximize
3. Match the words with their definitions.
semiconductor a solid-state electronic device that controls current flow without use of a vacuum.
transistor a non-conductor.
capacitor a device designed to introduce inductance into an electric circuit.
inductor a semiconductor device used as a rectifier.
resistor a substance or thing that conducts electricity, heat, sound, etc.
diode an electronic circuit containing many amplifying devices.
insulator a device used for storing an electric charge.
conductor a device used in circuit to provide resistance.
integrated circuit a substance whose conductivity is poor at low temperatures.
5. Form abstract nouns from the adjectives below.
applied, important, enormous, significant, frequent, available, resistant, mobile, productive.