|
c
|
the speed of light
|
186,000 mile per second,
speed limit of the universe.
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|
CAD
|
computer-aided design
|
Examples: software such
as Eagleware and AutoCAD.
|
| CAE |
computer-aided
engineering |
The
union of CAD, CAM and CAT. |
|
CAM
|
computer-aided manufacturing
|
Examples: automated pick
and place, automated wirebonder.
|
|
CAT
|
computer-aided test
|
Examples: automated network
analyzer, phase noise analyzer.
|
| CATV |
community
access television |
"The
cable". |
| CBCPW |
conductor-backed
coplanar waveguide |
What
you get when you add a ground plane under the substrate below
CPW. Basically a mixed-mode microstrip/CPW transmission line.
Also called grounded coplanar waveguide (GCPW). |
|
CCA
|
circuit card assembly
|
A printed wiring board
with mounted components.
|
| CCW |
counterclockwise |
Circulators
can be CW or CCW |
|
CDMA
|
code division multiple
access
|
We aren't wireless guys,
so we have no idea!
|
| CEM |
computational
electromagnetics |
|
|
CDPD
|
cellular digital packet
data
|
A wireless standard.
|
| CF |
calibration
factor |
Data
that is needed to correct the response of a power head over
frequency. |
| CFA |
crossed-field
amplifier |
|
| CLA |
Common-leg
amplifier |
Often
used in T/R
modules to reduce cost. |
| CMR |
Connector
miniature rectantangular |
A type
of waveguide flange. |
|
CMOS
|
complementary
metal oxide semiconductor |
What they serve at the
complimentary breakfast at the Super 8.
|
| C/N |
carrier-to-noise
(ratio) |
|
| COB |
chip
on board |
packaging
technique, also known as "glob-top" |
| COE |
center
of excellence |
What
they rename division of the company, before the PSB. |
| COTS |
commercial
off-the-shelf |
What
the military thinks they are buying when you sell them a cell-phone
amplifier for $300. |
| CNC |
computer
numerically controlled |
An
automated way to machine parts. |
| CNR,
or C/N |
carrier-to-noise
ratio |
|
| CP |
circularly
polarized |
|
| CPR |
connector
pressurized rectangular |
A type
of waveguide flange. |
| CPRF |
connector
pressurized rectangular flat |
A type
of waveguide flange. |
| CPRG |
connector
pressurized rectangular grooved |
A type
of waveguide flange. |
| CPS |
co-planar
stripline |
Thanks,
Manuel! |
|
CPW
|
coplanar waveguide
|
A TEM transmission line
media popular for extremely high-frequency (>75 GHz) circuits.
|
| CSO |
composite
second order (distortion) |
|
| CSP |
chip-scale
package |
A method
of protecting a microcircuit without an expensive hermetic enclosure. |
| CT |
curve
tracer |
|
| CTE |
Coefficient
of thermal expansion (also called TCE) |
An
approximate measure of how a solid expands or contracts over
temperature. |
| CTB |
composite
triple beat (distortion) |
|
| CVD |
chemical-vapor
deposition |
As
in MOCVD, PECVD and VPCVD. |
| CW |
continuous
wave or clockwise |
A continuous
wave signal of a single frequency that is on continuously as
opposed to pulsed. |
