verschaltet

Verschaltet is the past participle of the German verb verschalten, meaning to interconnect electrical components or subsystems by wiring them together to form a circuit or network. The word combines the prefix ver- with Schaltung (circuit, arrangement) and is widely used in electronics, electrical engineering and telecommunications. A device, block or module is described as verschaltet when its inputs and outputs are wired to other blocks such that signals can flow through the overall circuit. Verschaltung can be implemented in different topologies; the two most common forms are series (Reihenschaltung) and parallel (Parallelschaltung). More complex arrangements may combine multiple series and parallel branches, or be realized as cascaded or switched networks.

In practice, verschaltungen determine electrical properties such as impedance, loading, timing and signal integrity. Good Verschaltungsdesign accounts for decoupling, grounding, shielding and clear signal paths to minimize crosstalk and interference. The term also appears in the context of integrated circuits and printed circuit boards, where blocks or IP cores are verschaltet according to a circuit schematic or netlist, and in routing, cross-connect and switching systems where connections between channels or paths are described as verschaltet.

In everyday language, verschaltet can describe anything that is interconnected in a system of links or processes, not only electrical circuits. See also Schaltung and Verschaltung (technical term).