| ECL |
emitter
coupled logic |
|
|
ECM
|
electronic countermeasures
|
Also ECCM for counter-counter
measures.
|
| ED |
electro-deposited |
Not
something you take Viagra for. |
| EDA |
Electronic
design automation |
The
new term for "CAD" |
| EDM |
electronic
discharge machining |
A way
to make very accurate metal parts. |
| EHF |
extra-high
frequency |
|
| EIA |
electronics
industry association |
A standards
organization. |
| EIC |
Electronics
Industries Alliance |
Aa
trade association that represents all areas of the electronics
industry. |
| EIRP |
effective
isotropic radiated power |
|
| EM |
electromagnetic |
What
Maxwell figured out. |
|
EMC
|
electromagnetic compatibility
|
|
|
EMI
|
electromagnetic interference
|
What you get if you don't
pay attention to EMC requirements.
|
|
EMP
|
electromagnetic pulse
|
The
reason your car won't run during a nuclear attack on your neighborhood. |
| ENR |
excess
noise ratio |
A rating
for noise sources. |
| E-OK |
electronically
OK |
The
web site http://www.e-okkids.com
claims to have registered this trademark as "environmentally
and ecologically good" (EEG?), so don't blame us if you
are attacked by three talking dinosaurs if you use it improperly... |
| ERP |
effective
radiated power |
|
| ESA |
electronically-steered
array |
Simlar
to AESA, without all the amplifiers at each phase center. |
| ESR |
equivalent
series resistance |
The
resistive loss of a capacitor. |
|
ESD
|
electrostatic discharge
|
Phantom force that blows
up hardware if you don't wear a strap.
|
| ETC |
electronic
toll-collecting |
|
| ETSI |
European
television standards institute |
|
| EVM |
error
vector magnitude |
|
| EW |
electronic
warfare |
|
