Acronym
- (gm) – Transconductance
- (Rth) – Thermal Resistance
- (Vd) – Drain Voltage
- (Vg) – Gate Voltage
- (Vth) – Threshold Voltage
- Acronym
- Avalanche Photodiode – APD
- BER – Beyond Economic Repair
- BJT
- BoM – Bill of Materials
- C-Mode Scanning Acoustic Microscopy – CSAM
- CA – Cost Avoidance
- CMCAuk
- COG Component Obsolescence Group
- Contract Electronics Manufacturer (CEM)
- COTS
- CPLD – (Complex Programmable Logic Device)
- DRAM – (Dynamic Random-Access Memory)
- DSP – (Digital Signal Processing)
- EEPROM – (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory)
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- EOPF – End Of Production Forecast
- EPROM – (Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory)
- Ethernet – TCP/IP
- eV – electronVolt
- FFFI – Form/Fit/Function/Interface
- FPGA – (Field-Programmable Gate Array)
- GAL – (Generic Array Logic)
- HART – (Highway Addressable Remote Transducer)
- I2C
- IEEE 1394 – Firewire
- IGBT – (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor)
- Internet of Things – IoT
- JEDEC
- LNB – Life Need Buy
- LTB – Last Time Buy
- Modbus RTU
- NOR Gate
- Obsolescence Management Plan – OMP
- Oven Controlled Crystal Oscillator – OCXO
- Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances – PFAS
- Phase Shift Keying – PSK
- PLD – (Programmable Logic Device)
- PROM – (Programmable Read-Only Memory)
- Quadrature Amplitude Modulation – QAM
- Radar
- RAM – (Random Access Memory)
- Risk Mitigation Buy – RMB
- ROM – (Read only Memory)
- SDI-12
- SPI
- SRAM – (Static Random-Access Memory)
- Substances of Concern In Products (SCIP)
- Substances of Very High Concern – SVHC
- Temperature-Compensated Crystal Oscillator – TCXO
- Transient Voltage Suppressor – (TVS)
- TSCA – Toxic Substances Control Act
- TWT – Travelling Wave Tube
- UART
- Uni-Junction Transistors – (UJT)
- USART
- Voltage Controlled Crystal Oscillator – VCXO
- YTEOL
- Yttrium Iron Garnet – (YIG)
Communication Protocols
- Application Programming Interface (API)
- Baud
- Communication Protocol
- Controller Area Network – CAN
- Ethernet – TCP/IP
- HART – (Highway Addressable Remote Transducer)
- I2C
- IEEE 1394 – Firewire
- Interbus
- Internet of Things – IoT
- Modbus RTU
- Phase Shift Keying – PSK
- Profibus
- ProfiNet
- Quadrature Amplitude Modulation – QAM
- RS-232
- RS-422
- RS-485
- SDI-12
- SPI
- USART
- USB Protocol
- Zero IF
- ZigBee
Component - Non Electronic
Components
- Antenna
- Audion – Triode
- Autotransformer
- Avalanche Diode
- Avalanche Photodiode – APD
- BJT
- Bridge Rectifier
- Capacitor
- Cathode Ray Tube
- CPLD – (Complex Programmable Logic Device)
- Crystal Oscillator
- Darlington Transistor
- Digital Potentiometer
- Dipole Antenna
- DRAM – (Dynamic Random-Access Memory)
- EEPROM – (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory)
- Electrolytic Capacitor
- EPROM – (Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory)
- Flash Memory
- Flux
- FPGA – (Field-Programmable Gate Array)
- GAL – (Generic Array Logic)
- Helical Antenna
- IGBT – (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor)
- Inductor
- Integrated Circuit
- JFET
- Josephson Memory
- Junction Diode
- Junction Field-Effect Transistor
- Klystron
- Laser Diode
- LED
- Leyden Jar
- Light Emitting Diode
- Loop Antenna
- Magnetron
- MEMcapacitor
- MEMinductor
- Memristor
- Microcontroller
- Microprocessor
- Microstrip Antenna
- MOSFET
- NAND Flash
- NAND Gate
- NOR Flash
- NOR Gate
- Operational Amplifier
- Oven Controlled Crystal Oscillator – OCXO
- Parabolic Dish Antenna
- Patch Antenna
- PCB Substrates
- Pentode
- Photodiode
- Photoelectric Multiplier
- Photoresistor
- Phototransistor
- PIN Diode
- PLD – (Programmable Logic Device)
- Power Transistor
- PROM – (Programmable Read-Only Memory)
- RAM – (Random Access Memory)
- Rheostat
- Rhumbatron Cavity
- ROM – (Read only Memory)
- Rosin Flux
- Schottky Diode
- Signal Diode
- Silicon Controlled Rectifier – (SCR)
- SOD – Small Outline Diode
- Solar Cell
- Solder
- SPLD – (Simple Programmable Logic Device)
- SRAM – (Static Random-Access Memory)
- Sziklai Pair
- Temperature-Compensated Crystal Oscillator – TCXO
- Tetrode
- Thermistor
- Thermocouple
- Thyratron
- Thyristor
- Thyristor
- Transient Voltage Suppressor – (TVS)
- TrenchFET
- Triac
- Tunnel Diode
- TWT – Travelling Wave Tube
- UART
- Uni-Junction Transistors – (UJT)
- Varactor Diode
- Varistor
- Voltage Controlled Crystal Oscillator – VCXO
- Y Capacitor
- Yagi Antenna
- Yagi-Uda Antenna
- Zener Diode
- Zener Diode
Counterfeit
Digital Electronics
Formulae
Fundamental Circuits
- Amplifier
- Butterworth Filter
- Colpitts Oscillator
- Darlington Pair
- Differential Amplifier
- Gyrator
- Inverting Amplifier
- Joule Thief
- Long Tailed Pair
- NAND Gate
- Non-Inverting Amplifier
- On-Off Keying
- Oscillator
- Phase Locked Loop – PLL
- Pierce Oscillator
- Schmitt Trigger
- Superhet
- Sziklai Pair
- Wein Bridge Oscillator
- Wheatstone Bridge
- Y-Blocking Oscillator Circuit
- Zero-Crossing Detector
General Terms
- Application Programming Interface (API)
- BER – Beyond Economic Repair
- BoM – Bill of Materials
- C++ Programming Language
- Contract Electronics Manufacturer (CEM)
- COTS
- End Of Production – EOP
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- EOPF – End Of Production Forecast
- European Chemicals Agency – ECHA
- FFFI – Form/Fit/Function/Interface
- LNB – Life Need Buy
- Not Recommended for New Designs – NRND
- Obsolescence
- On-Off Keying
- PCB Substrates
- Risk Register
- Smith Chart
- Transition
Legislation
- 3T&G Conflict Minerals
- California Prop 65
- Carbon Footprint
- China RoHS
- Conflict Minerals
- EU Battery Directive
- EU RoHS
- European Chemicals Agency – ECHA
- Halogen Free
- Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances – PFAS
- Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and restriction of CHemicals – REACH
- Substances of Concern In Products (SCIP)
- Substances of Very High Concern – SVHC
- TSCA – Toxic Substances Control Act
- US Export Administration Regulations – US EAR
Material
Obsolescence
- 3T&G Conflict Minerals
- Aftermarket Manufacturer
- Aftermarket Solution Provider
- Alternative Item
- C-Mode Scanning Acoustic Microscopy – CSAM
- CA – Cost Avoidance
- California Prop 65
- Carbon Footprint
- China RoHS
- CMCAuk
- Conflict Minerals
- Counterfeit Components
- Destructive Physical Analysis- DPA
- DPA – Destructive Physical Analysis
- End Of Production – EOP
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- EOPF – End Of Production Forecast
- Equivalent item
- EU Battery Directive
- EU RoHS
- European Chemicals Agency – ECHA
- GIDEP
- Halogen Free
- IIOM – International Institute of Obsolescence Management
- LNB – Life Need Buy
- LTB – Last Time Buy
- Not Recommended for New Designs – NRND
- Obsolescence
- Obsolescence Management Plan – OMP
- Obsolescence Risk
- Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances – PFAS
- Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and restriction of CHemicals – REACH
- Risk Mitigation Buy – RMB
- Risk Register
- Substances of Concern In Products (SCIP)
- Substances of Very High Concern – SVHC
- Suspect Component
- Transition
- TSCA – Toxic Substances Control Act
- US Export Administration Regulations – US EAR
- YTEOL
Processes
- C-Mode Scanning Acoustic Microscopy – CSAM
- Calibration
- Circuit Simulation
- DPA – Destructive Physical Analysis
- DSP – (Digital Signal Processing)
- Fabless
- Flash Testing
- Flux
- Gold Sample
- HiPot Testing
- Original Design Manufacturer -ODM
- Rosin Flux
- Solder
- Surface Mount Technology
- Through Hole Technology
- Vacuum Evaporation
- X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy – XPS
- XRF (X-Ray Fluorescence)
Programming Languages
RF (Radio Frequency)
- Antenna
- Antenna Radiation Pattern
- Dipole Antenna
- Helical Antenna
- Klystron
- Loop Antenna
- Magnetron
- Microstrip Antenna
- On-Off Keying
- Orthogonal Phase Shift Keying – OPSK
- Parabolic Dish Antenna
- Patch Antenna
- Quadrature Phase Shift Keying – QPSK
- Rhumbatron Cavity
- Smith Chart
- Waveguide ‘H Bend’
- Waveguide Magic Tee
- X Band
- Yagi Antenna
- Yagi-Uda Antenna
- Zero IF
Services
Standards
Theory
- (gm) – Transconductance
- (Rth) – Thermal Resistance
- (Vd) – Drain Voltage
- (Vg) – Gate Voltage
- (Vth) – Threshold Voltage
- Absorption Loss
- Alternating Current – AC
- Antenna Radiation Pattern
- Avalanche Breakdown
- Bandgap
- Binary
- Bulk Acoustic Wave
- Bunching
- Circuit Simulation
- Complex Number
- Derived S.I. Units
- Edison Effect
- eV – electronVolt
- Fleming’s Left Hand Rule
- Fleming’s Right-Hand Rule
- Gunn Effect
- Hexadecimal
- Jansky Noise (Galactic Noise)
- Johnson Noise (Thermal Noise)
- Johnson–Lark–Harowitz Effect
- Josephson Effect
- Joule
- Joule Effect
- Joule Magnetostriction
- Karnaugh Map
- MEMcapacitor
- MEMinductor
- Modulus of Complex Number
- Octal
- Open Loop Gain
- Orthogonal Phase Shift Keying – OPSK
- Oscillator
- Photoconduction
- Q Factor
- Reluctance
- Rhumbatron Cavity
- rms
- Smith Chart
- TCE (Thermal Coefficient of Expansion)
- Thermal Conductivity
- Thermionic Emission
- Thermoset
- Tolerance
- Triboelectric Series
- Volt
- Watt
- Y Parameters
- Y-Δ Transformation Circuit
- Z Modulation
- Z-Modulation (of a cathode-ray tube)
- Zero Crossing
- Zero IF
- Zero Padding
- Zero Potential