Glossary
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AP |
Access Point |
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BLS |
Board Level Shield |
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CAN |
Controller Area Network |
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CDMA |
Code Division Multiple Access |
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CE |
Conformité Européenne (European Conformity) |
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C/I |
Carrier to Interference Ratio |
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CP |
Circular Polarisation |
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CRL |
Corporate Research Laboratory |
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DAB |
Digital Audio Broadcasting |
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DS |
Double Sided |
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DSSS |
Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum |
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ECE |
Electrically Conductive Elastomers |
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EDR |
Enhanced Data Rate |
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EDGE |
Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution |
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EICC |
Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition |
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EMI |
Electromagnetic Interference |
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EPOS |
Electronic Point of Sale |
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ETSI |
European Telecommunications Standards Institute |
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FCC |
Federal Communications Commission |
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FIP |
Form in Place |
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FOF |
Fabric over Foam |
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FPC |
Flexible Printed Circuit |
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GPRS |
Packet oriented mobile data service on the 2G and 3G cellular communication systems |
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GPS |
Global Positioning System |
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GSM |
Global System for Mobile Communications |
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HCI |
Host Controller Interface |
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HSDPA |
High-Speed Downlink Packet Access |
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IEEE |
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
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LCD |
Liquid Crystal Display |
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LED |
Light-emitting Diode |
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LMR |
Land Mobile Radio |
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LNA |
Low Noise Amplifier |
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LTE |
Long Term Evolution / “4G” |
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MIA |
Mechanically Integrated Antennae |
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ML |
Multi-layer |
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M2M |
Machine-to-machine |
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NFC |
Near Field Communication |
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ODM |
Original Design Manufacturer |
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OEM |
Original Equipment Manufacturer |
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PBU |
Product Business Unit |
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PP |
Pre-preg |
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PSA |
Pressure Sensitive Adhesive |
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RF |
Radio Frequency |
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RFID |
Radio Frequency Identification |
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S/N |
Signal to Noise Ratio |
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SAR |
Specific Absorption Rate |
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SDARS |
Satellite Digital Audio Radio System |
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SMC |
Surface Mount Component |
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SMD |
Surface Mount Device |
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SMT |
Surface Mount Technology |
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SS |
Single Sided |
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TEA |
Thermoelectric Assembly |
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TEM |
Thermoelectric Module |
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TIM |
Thermal Interface Material |
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TPM |
Tire Pressure Monitoring |
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UART |
Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter |
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UHF |
Ultra High Frequency |
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VDC |
Volts Direct Current |
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VHF |
Very High Frequency |
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VSWR |
Voltage Standing Wave Ratio |
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WCDMA |
Wideband Code Division Multiple Access |
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WiFi |
Wireless Fidelity (802.11) |
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WLAN |
Wireless Local Area Network (sometimes also WiFi) |
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WWAN |
Wireless Wide Area Network |
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WiMax |
Wireless Metropolitan Area Network/Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access |
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WISP |
Wireless Internet Service Provider |