March 2010
Intermediate to advanced
224 pages
4h 39m
English
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Glossary
Note: The following are terms courtesy of the Semiconductor Industry Association's glossary. For more, visit them at www.sia-online.org.
- 3g
Industry term for third-generation wireless mobile communications networks.
- 56Kbps
The fastest speed modem that will work over a conventional dial-up phone line. Due to the FCC's mandated power limits, the maximum transmission speed of a 56K modem is usually only 53Kbps. Typical achieved transmission speeds average between 40Kbps and 46Kbps depending upon computer hardware, software, and line conditions.
- A/D or DC
Analog-to-Digital Converter. This device is what all digital imaging systems use to get real-world pictures from a TV camera, for example, into a computer.
- Analog Signals
Analog is a continuous signal, measuring features that are difficult to break into digital components, such as pressure, temperature, voltage, current, and air and water-flow. The circuits are used in products that involve sound (radios, TVs) and pressure (automotive air bags, anti-lock brakes).
- Angstrom
One ten-billionth of a meter. Some chip layers are only 100 angstroms thick.
- Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC)
Designed to suit a customer's particular requirement, as opposed to DRAMs or microprocessors, which are general-purpose semiconductors.
- Application-Specific Standard Products (ASSP)
An integrated circuit that performs functions for a single application.
- Assembly
A step in semiconductor manufacturing in which the chip (die) is either encased in a plastic, ...
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