transconductance

[ trans-kuhn-duhk-tuhns ]

noun

, Electronics.

1. the ratio of a small change in anode current of an electron tube at a certain level of output to the corresponding small change of control-electrode voltage, usually expressed in mhos or micromhos.
2. (loosely) the amplification factor of a tube divided by its anode resistance.

Word History and Origins

Origin of transconductance¹

trans- + conductance

Example Sentences

Owing to the strong interfacial coupling and band-structure alignment properties of the mixed-dimensional GaAsSb/MoS2 junction, the hetero-transistor has prominent anti-ambipolar transfer characteristics with the flipping of transconductance.

From Science Daily

Our devices also  exhibited superior performance in terms of current density and transconductance as compared to silicon transistors of similar dimensions.”

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