|
A
|
Ampere
|
Unit of
electrical current named after a dead French guy.
|
| ABCS |
antimonide-based
compound semiconductor |
An
extremely low voltage technology for very low power LNAs. |
|
AC
|
alternating
current
|
What SoCal Edison supplies
between roaming blackouts.
|
| ACC |
adaptive
cruise control |
The
"car radar" we were all promised ten years ago would
be on all new cars. |
| ACI |
adjacent
channel interference |
|
| ACPR |
adjacent
channel power ratio |
A measurement
of power amplifier linearity. |
| ACWG |
asymmetrical
coplanar waveguide |
|
| ADC |
analog
to digital convertor |
|
| ADS |
Advanced
Design System |
Agilient's
microwave design tool. |
| ADT |
automatic
detection and tracking |
A radar
term. |
| AESA |
active
electronically-steered array |
The
holy grail of antennas, but not even the federal government
can afford one, so where does that leave you? |
|
AGC
|
automatic
gain control
|
Circuitry
that actively adjusts the gain of an amplifier to maintain
a constant gain output power over temperature, frequency,
or input power conditions.
|
| AlN |
Aluminum
nitride |
A
ceramic substrate that has good heat-sinking properties. |
| ALD |
atomic
layer deposition |
A
method of precisely depositing material. |
|
AM
|
amplitude
modulation
|
The
simplest way to put a baseband signal onto a carrier signal. |
|
AMPS
|
Advanced mobile phone
system
|
Analog
cell phone standard. |
|
ANA
|
automated network analyzer
|
Used to measure S-parameters
of a network.
|
| AOA |
angle
of arrival |
A term
associated with antennas. |
| APC-7 |
Amphenol
precision connector, 7 millimeter |
Trademarked
name for a sexless connector system. |
| APDP |
anti-parallel
diode pair |
Often
used in a sub-harmonic
mixer. |
| APS |
antenna
positioning system |
|
| ARRL |
Amateur
Radio Relay League |
The
organization that supports ham radio. |
| ASIC |
application-specific
semiconductor |
The
most expensive (and elegant) means of providing logic for your
modules. |
| ASK |
amplitude-shift
keying |
|
|
ATE
|
automated test equipment
|
What you will need when
your circuit enters production
|
| ATR |
anti
transmit-receive cells |
|
| AWG |
American
wire gauge |
A standard
for copper wire diameter. |
