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AA	Antenna Array
aa	Automatic Acknowledge
ABS	Acrylonitrile, Butadiene, and Styrene
AC	Alternating Current
ac	All Call
ACA	Anisotropically Conductive Adhesive
ACC	Advanced Concept Construction Active Control Channel
ACCU	Alternating Current Connection Unit
AEC	Architecture, Engineering, Construction
AGC	Automatic Gain Control
AGR	Annual Average Growth Rate
AGV	Automated Guided Vehicle
AIS	Adhesive Interconnect System
ANOVA	Analysis of Variance (statistics)
ANSI	American National Standards Institute, Inc.
AOI	Automated Optical Inspection
AOQ	Average Outgoing Quality
APT	Automatically Programmed Tools
AQL	Acceptable Quality Level
ARINC	Aeronautical Radio Incorporated
ASCII	American National Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASME	American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASPARC	Ability of Solder Paste to Retain Components
ASQ	Alpha System Qualification
ASTM	American Society for Testing and Materials (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
ATG	Automatic Test Generation
ATR	Air Transport Rack
AVT	Accelerated Vesication Test
AWG	American Wire Gauge
AXI	Automated X-Ray Inspection
BC	Buried Capacitance
BDMA	Benzyldimethylamine
BGA	Ball Grid Array [electronic Packaging]
BITE	Built-In Test Equipment
BOD	Biochemical Oxygen Demand
BOM	Bill of Material
BOT	Build To Order
BT	Bismaleimide Triazine
BTAB	Bumped Tape-Automated Bonding
C&E	Cause and Effect
C3	Command,Control And Communicate
C4	Controlled Collapse Component Connection
CAD	Computer-Aided Design
CAE	Computer-Aided Engineering
CAF	Cathotic Anionic Filaments
CAFM	Computer-Aided Facilities Management
CAGE	Commercial and Government Entity
CALS	Computer-aided Acquisition and Logistic Support
CAM	Computer-Aided Manufacturing
CAPP	Computer-Aided Process Planning

CAR	Computer-Aided Repair
CASE	Computer-Aided Software Engineering
CAT	Computer-Aided Testing
CBGA	Ceramic Ball Grid Array
CCAPS	Circuit Card Assembly And Processing System
CDA	Copper Development Association Inc.
CEPM	Certified Ems Program Managers
CET	Certified Electronic Technician
CFM	Cubic Feet per Minute
CFM	Continuous Flow Manufacturing
CIM	computer-integrated manufacturing
CISC	Complex Instruction Set Computing
CITIS	Contractor Integrated Technical Information Service
CM	Contract Manufacturer
CMC	Copper Moly Copper
CMOS	cargo movement operations system; complimentary metal-oxide semiconductor
CNC	Computer Numerical Control
COB	Chip-On-Board
COD	Consumed Oxygen Demand
COT	Configure To Order
CP	Capability Performance
CPL	Capability Performance, Lower
CPLD	Complex Programmable Logic Device
CPU	Central Processing Unit
CPU	Capability Performance Upper
CRC	Contrôle de Redondance Cyclique (French: Cyclic Redundancy Check)
CRT	Cathode Ray Tube (type of TV)
CSA	Canadian Standards Agency
CSG	Constructive Solids Geometry
CSP	Chip Scale Package
CTE	Coefficient of Thermal Expansion
CVS	Cyclic Voltammetry Stripping
DAB	Designated Audit Body
DATC	Design Automation Technical Committee (IEEE)
DBMS	Database Management System
DC	Direct Current
DCAS	Defense Contract Administration Services
DCMA	Defense Contract Management Agency
DCMC	Defense Contract Management Command
DESC	Defense Electronics Supply Center
DFM	Design For Manufacture
DIM	Data-Information Record
DIN	Deutsches Institute for Normung
DIP	Dual-Inline Package
Dk	Dielectric Constant
DLA	U.S. Defense Logistics Agency
DMA	direct memory access (computer term)
DMS	Dynamic Mechanical Spectroscopy
DMSA	Defense Manufacturers And Suppliers Association
DNC	Distributed Numerical Control

DOD	United States Department of Defense
DOD	Dissolved Oxygen Demand
DOE	Design Of Experiment
DOS	Disc Operating System
DRC	Design Rule Check
DRM	Drawing Requirements Manual
DS	Double-Sided
DSC	Differential Scanning Calorimetry
DSP	Digital Signal Processor
DTP	Diameter True Position
DTS	Dock to Stock
DVM	Digital Voltmeter
DXF	Data Exchange Format
ECAD	Electronic Computer-Aided Design
ECC	Error Correction Code (Error Checking And Correction)
ECCB	Electronic Components Certification Board
ECL	Emitter-Coupled Logic
ECN	Engineering Change Notice
ECO	Engineering Change Order
ECR	Engineering Change Request
ED	Electrodeposited
EDA	Electronic Design Automation
EDI	Electronic Data Interchange
EDIF	Electronic Design Interchange Format
EDM	Electro-Discharge Machining
EDO	Extended Data Output
EIA	Electronics Industry Association (Adelaide, South Australia, Australia)
EIS	Engineering Information System
ELD	Electro-Luminescent Diode
EMC	Electromagnetic Compatibility
EMF	Electro-Motive Force
EMP	Electromagnetic Pulse
EMPF	Electronics Manufacturing Productivity Facility
EMS	Electrical Manufacturing Services
ENEPIG	Electroless Nickel Electroless Palladium Immersion Gold
ENIG	Electroless Nickel Immersion Gold
ENIPIG	Electroless Nickel Immersion Palladium Immersion Gold
EPA	Environmental Protection Agency (US)
EPR	Ethylene-propylene Resin
EPT	Ethylene-Propylene Terepolymer
ESD	Electrostatic Discharge
ESI	Early Supplier Involvement
ESR	Equivalent Series Resistance
ETPC	Electrolytic Tough-Pitch Copper
FAA	Federal Aviation Administration
FAR	Failure Analysis Report
FC-CBGA	Flip Chip Ceramic Ball Grid Array
FC-PBGA	Flip Chip Platic Ball Grid Array
FCC	Flat-Conductor Cable
FCC	Federal Communications Commission (US)

fct	Functional Circuit Test
FEA	Finite-Element Analysis
FEM	Finite-Element Modeling
FEP	fluorinated ethylene-propylene
FET	Field Effect Transistor
FFT	Fast Fourier Transform
FMEA	Fault Mode And Effect Analysis
FPGA	Field-Programmable Gate Array
FPT	Fine-Pitch Technology
FSCM	Federal Stock Code for Manufacturers
FTP	File Transfer Protocol
GAAS	Gallium Arsenide Application Symposium
GBIB	General Purpose Interface Bus
GMA	Gas Metal Arc
GTA	Gas Tungsten Arc
GTPBGA	Glob Top Plastic Ball Grid Array
hasl	Hot Air Solder Leveler
HPGL	Hewlett Packard Graphic Language
HTE	High Temperature Elongation
HTTP	Hypertext Transfer Protocol
I/O	Input/Output
IC	Integrated Circuit
ICA	Isotropically Conductive Adhesive
ICAM	integrated computer-aided manufacturing
ICT	Inner Circuit Test
IDC	Insulation-Displacement Connection
IEC	International Electrotechnical Commission
IECQ	International Electronic Component Qualification System
IEDR	Initial Engineering Design Review
IEEE	Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc.
IEPS	International Electronic Packaging Society
IGES	Integrated Graphics Exchange System
ILB	Inner-Lead Bonding
IP	Internet Protocol
IPM	Inches Per Minute
IR	Infrared
ISCET	International Society of Certified Electronics Technicians
ISHM	International Society For Hybrid Microelectronics
ISO	International Organization for Standardization
ITT	Inter-Test Time
JEDEC	Solid State Technology Association
JIT	Just-In-Time (inventory management)
KGB	Known Good Board
KGD	Known Good Die
LAN	Local Area Network
LBA	Logical Block Addresses
LCCC	Leadless Ceramic Chip Carrier
LCD	Liquid Crystal Display
LDA	Logic Design Automation
LED	Light-Emitting Diode

lga	Lang Grid Array
LIF	Low Insertion Force
LMC	Least Material Condition
LPISM	Liquid Photo-Imageable Solder Mask
LRU	Lowest Replaceable Unit
LSI	Large Scale Integration -> VLSI
LTCC	Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramic
MA	Mechanical Advantage
MAC	Media Access Control
MAC	Maximum Allowable Concentration
MAP	Manufacturing Automation Protocol
MATS	Material Transport Segment
MCAD	Mechanical Computer Aided Design
MCAE	Mechanical Computer-Aided Engineering
MCM	multichip module
MDA	Methylenedianiline
MEK	Methylethyl Ketone
MELF	Metal Electrode Face
MIBK	Methyl-Isobutyl Ketone
MIR	Moisture Insulation Resistance
MITI	Ministry of International Trade and Industry
MLB	Multilayer Board
MLPWB	Multilayer Printed Wiring Board
MMC	Maximum Material Condition
MMIC	Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit
MOS	Model Output Statistics
MRP	Material Requirement Planning
MRP II	manufacturing resource planning
MSDS	Material Safety Data Sheets
MSI	Medium-Scale Integration
MTBF	Mean Time Before Failure
MTTR	Mean Time To Repair
NADCAP	National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Procedures
NASA	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (US)
NBR	Nitrile Butadiene-Acrylonitrile Rubber
NBS	National Bureau of Standards (US)
NC	Numerical Control
NDT	Nondestructive Test
NECQ	National Electronics Component Qualification System
NEMA	National Electric Manufacturer's Association
NIST	National Institute For Science And Technology
NMR	Normal-Mode Rejection
NPI	New Product Introduction
NSA	National Security Agency
OA	Organic Acid
ODR	Oscillating Disk Rheometer
OEM	Original Equipment Manufacturer (usually in reference to car parts)
OFHC	Oxygen-Free High-Conductivity Copper
OLB	Outer-Lead Bonding
OSHA	Occupational Safety Hazards Act

OSI	Open Systems Interconnection (iso Standard)
OSP	Organic Solder Preservative
P&IA	Packaging And Interconnecting Assembly
P&IS	Packaging And Interconnecting Structure
PB	Printed Board
PBGA	Plastic Ball Grid Array
PBX	Private Branch eXchange (company phone system)
PC	Personal computer (host)
PCA	Printed Circuit Assembly
PCB	printed circuit board
PCMCIA	Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
PDES	Product Data Exchange Specification
PDL	Page Description Language
PEM	Plastic Electronic Module
PGA	Pin Grid Array
Phigs	Programmer's Hierarchical Interface Graphics Standard
PID	Photo-Imageable Dielectric
PIP	Pin-In-Paste Technology
PLCC	Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier (electronics)
PLD	Programmable Logic Device
Pp	Process Performance
ppm	parts per million
PPO	PolyPhenylene Oxide
PPS	Polyphenylene Sulfide
PRT	Planar Resistor Technology
PSI	Pounds Per Square Inch (Static Pressure)
PT	Positional tolerance
PTFE	Polytetrafluoroethylene
PTH	Plated-Through Hole
PVC	Polyvinyl Chloride
PVT	Production Validation Test
PWA	Printed Wiring Assembly
QFP	Quad Flatpack Package
QML	Qualified Manufacturer's List
QPL	qualified products list
QTA	Quick Turn Around
R	Rosin
R&R	Repeatability and Reproducibility
RA	Rosin-Activated
RAM	random-access memory
RETMA	Radio Electronics & Television Manufacturers Association
RFI	Radio-Frequency Interference
RFP	Request For Proposal
RFQ	Request For Quote
RFS	Regardless of Feature Size
RISC	Reduced Instruction Set Computing
RMA	Rosin Mildy Activated
rms	root mean square (preferred over "RMS")
ROM	Rough Order of Magnitude
ROM	Read-Only Memory

RPM	Resale Price Maintenance. The UK Net Book Agreement, as was. Means by which retail prices are controlled by primary suppliers. (Alternatively, Revolutions Per Minute, as in engine speed and 78, 33 and 45 records. In years to come how many people will know
RPM	Revolutions Per Minute, (Rotations Per Minute)
RSS	Ramp Soak Spike
RTS	Ramp To Spike
RTV	Room Temperature Vulcanizer
RwoH	Reliability Without Hermeticity
SAE	Society of Automotive Engineers
SBU	Sequential Buildup
sec	Solvent Extract Conductivity
SEM	standard electronic module
sem	Scanning Electron Microscopes
SERA	Sequential Electrochemical Reduction Analysis
SFM	Surface Feet per Minute
SIP	Single Inline Package
SIR	Surface Insulation Resistance
SMD	Surface Mount Device
SMEMA	Surface Mount Equipment Manufacturers Association
SMOBC	Solder Mask Over Bare Copper
SMT	Surface Mounting Technology
SMTA	Surface Mount Technology Association
SOIC	Small-Outline Integrated Circuit
SOS	Silicon-On-Sapphire
SPC	Statistical Process Control. Forerunning quality theory from the 1960s to TQC and TQM.
SPICE	Simulation Program Integrated Circuit Emphasis
SQC	Statistical Quality Control
SQL	Structured Query Language
SSI	Small-Scale Integration
STEP	Standard For Exchange Of Product Model Data
T&C	Terms & Conditions
TAB	Tape-Automated Bonding
TCE	Thermal Coefficient of Expansion
TCR	Temperature Coefficient of Resistance
TDR	Time-Domain Reflectometry
TFA	Tree-Based Floorplanning Algorithm
TFE	Tetrafluoroethylene
TG	Glass Transition Temperature
TGA	Thermo Gravimetric Analysis
THT	Through-Hole Technology
TIFF	Tag Image File Format
TMA	Thermo Mechanical Analysis
To	Transistor Outline
TOP	Technical And Office Protocol
TP	True Position
TQM	Total Quality Management
TTL	Transistor-Transistor Logic
UBM	Under Bump Metallization
UHF	Ultrahigh Frequency
ULSI	Ultra-Large Scale Integration
Uph	Unit Per Hour
URL	Universal Resource Locator

VAR	Value-Added Reseller
VHDL	Vhsic Hardware Description Language
VHF	Very-High Frequency
VHSIC	Very-High Speed Integrated Circuits
VLSI	Very-Large Scale Integration
VME	Versa-Module Electronic
VOC	Volatile Organic Compounds (air pollution)
Vsag	Vhdl Standardization and Analysis Group
WIP	Work in Process
WSI	Wafer-Scale Integration
WWW	World Wide Web
WYSIWYG	What You See Is What You Get (pronounced Wizzy-wig. See Entry For Derived Acronyms)
XIP	Execute In Place
ZAF	Z-Axis Adhesive Film
ZIF	Zero-Insertion Force
ZIP	zigzag inline package