Modulate

verbStandard termElectronics

To vary a property of a carrier signal in order to transmit information.

To alter the amplitude, frequency, or phase of a high-frequency carrier wave so that it carries a lower-frequency baseband signal, like audio or digital data. In power electronics, it also refers to rapidly switching a signal on and off to control the average power delivered to a load.

Heard on the job

We modulate the gate drive signal to keep the output voltage stable under varying loads.