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NA
|
network analyzer
|
Test equipment used to
measure S-parameters of a part. See also ANA.
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| NADC |
North
American digital cellular |
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NAMPS
|
narrow band advanced mobile
phone service
|
Analog cell phone standard.
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| NDT |
non-destruct
testing |
Qual
procedures that don't wreck your hardware. |
| NEXT |
near
end cross talk |
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nF
|
nano-Farad
|
A unit of capacitance,
10E-9 Farads.
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NF
|
noise figure
|
A measurement of how much
a component degrades the signal-to-noise ratio of a system.
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NFM
|
noise figure meter
|
Test equipment for measuring
noise figure and sometimes gain.
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| NGT |
not
greater than |
Sometimes
used in specifications. |
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nH
|
nano-Henry
|
A unit of inductance,
10-9 Henries.
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NIP
|
N-type/intrinsic/P-type
|
The opposite diode structure
of PIN.
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NLT,
NLTL
|
Nonlinear transmission
line
|
Used in comb generators.
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| NLT |
not
less than |
Sometimes
used in specifications. |
| NPD |
narcissistic
personality disorder |
Possible
insanity defense for Dennis Koslowski of Tyco? |
| NPR |
noise
power ratio |
Another
measurement of power amplifier linearity. |
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NRE
|
non-recurring cost
|
This is how you recover
the money you lose when you sell piece parts at a loss to
force your competition out of business.
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| NTC |
negative
temperature coefficient |
A thermistor
with resistance value decreasing with temperature. |
| NTE |
not
to exceed |
Sometimes
used in specifications. What's the opposite of NTE? not to deceed??? |
