English for Specific Purposes

		Electronic Engineering

emit (v)	-	to give off (send out) or produce heat, light, gas, etc. by means of a physical
		or chemical process;

circuitry (n)	-	the design of an electrical circuit; the system of circuits used in an electronic
		device;

lithography (n)	-	a method of printing in which a piece of stone or metal is specially treated
		so that ink sticks to some parts of it and not to others;

pattern (n)	-	a representative sample, a model, a plan or diagram used as a guide in
		making something;

nanotube (n)	-	a cylindrical molecule of a fullerene (a carbon molecule with a polyhedral
		structure, such as C70, C76, and C84);

solar cell (n)	-	a photovoltaic cell that produces electricity from the sun's rays, used esp. in
		spacecraft;

amplification (n)	-	the increase in strength of an electrical signal (by means of an amplifier);

density (n)	-	the degree to which something is filled, crowded, or occupied;
life-span (n)	-	the period of time during which a machine may be expected to function
		under normal conditions;
portable (adj)	-	able to be easily carried or moved, especially because being of a lighter and
		smaller version than usual a portable television;
light-emitting diode (n) -	(LED), a semiconductor diode that glows when a voltage is applied.

4. Match the following words with their synonyms A,B and antonyms C,D:

C D

conductor backward

portable degradation

leading-edge negligible

significant mineral

downside insulator

organic advantage

improvement stationary

5. Match the following words with their equivalents in Russian:

chipset	масштаб
circuitry	лампа накаливания
pacemaker	производительность
scale	одномерный
semiconductor	встроенный
one-dimensional	передовой, новаторский

ultradense	микропроцессорный набор (набор микросхем)
Incandescent light bulb	кардиостимулятор
flexible	гибкий, гнущийся
performance	компоновка схем (схематика)
embedded	сверхплотный
leading-edge	полупроводник