airbridge en · NOUN
Etymology
From air + bridge. In some cases, Calque of German Luftbrücke.
Meanings
- The route and aircraft used to deliver material by an airlift.
- (US) Synonym of jet bridge: an elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane.
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(qualifier:integrated circuits) A conductor on an integrated circuit that crosses over other conductors with an air gap introduced between in the wafer manufacturing process.
An airbridge is essentially a thick plated strap which crosses over one or several conductors with an air gap in between for low parasitic coupling
1986, General Electric Company (Great Britain), The GEC journal of research, volume 4, page 107:The Schottky contact is connected to the anode pad using a Gold airbridge.
Here the so-called 'air-bridge' crossover is useful. This crossover consists of a deposited strap which crosses over one or more conductors with an air gap in between for low capacitive coupling.
1988, Joseph Mun, GaAs integrated circuits, page 216:Figure 3a shows the process flow for an air dielectric cross-over or air bridge
1985, Jeffrey Frey, K. B. Bhasin, Microwave integrated circuits, page 273:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| aerobridge | alternative | lexicographic | |
| airbridges | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| air bridge | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (12)
da luftbro (link established by air transport) · nl luchtbrug (link established by air transport) · fi ilmasilta (link established by air transport) · pl most powietrzny (link established by air transport) · no luftbro (link established by air transport) · de Luftbrücke (link established by air transport) · eu aire-zubi (link established by air transport) · ru воздушный мост (link established by air transport) · pt ponte aérea (link established by air transport) · es puente aéreo (link established by air transport) · sv luftbro (link established by air transport) · fr pont aérien (link established by air transport)