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| Printed Circuit Board | Category | | | A board with microprocessors, transistors, and other electronic components used in an electronic device such as a computer or cellular phone. | Semiconductor |
| Fabless | Category | | | A semiconductor company with no wafer fabrication capability or facility. | Semiconductor |
| Flash Memory | Category | | | A memory module that permits erase/write cycles. Flash memory is used when there is a large amount of non-volatile program memory. | Semiconductor |
| Foundry | Category | | | A wafer production and processing plant. This is usually a facility that is available on a contract basis to companies that do not have wafer fab capability of their own. | Semiconductor |
| Microcontroller | Category | | | A microcontroller is a stand-alone device that performs computer functions within an electronic system without the need of other support circuits. A microcontroller contains memory functions, unlike microprocessor, which is typically paired with a chip that provides memory. Microcontrollers are generally used in televisions, DVDs, microwave ovens, and automobile engines. | Semiconductor |
| Micron | Category | | | A metric unit linear measure which equals one millionth of a meter. | Semiconductor |
| DRAM | Category | | | A memory component which must be recharge periodically as information is stored in the memory cells and accessed randomly. Computers use DRAM chips for memory. | Semiconductor |
| DSP | Category | | | Digital Signal Processing (DSP) chips are used to store images, sound, radar pulses, and other signals by transforming wave forms. These chips are used in cellular phone devices. | Semiconductor |
| Fab | Category | | | The fabrication facility (manufacturing plant) where semiconductors are produced and completed. | Semiconductor |
| Microprocessor | Category | | | A central processing unit (CPU) on one or more chips containing basic arithmetic, logic, and control elements required by a computer for processing data. | Semiconductor |
| Microperipheral | Category | | | A device that works with a microcontroller or microprocessor. Microperipherals are used in modems, Ethernet, printers, computer mice, and keyboards. | Semiconductor |
| EPROM | Category | | | Eraseable Programmable Read Only Memory | Semiconductor |
| DSL | Category | | | Digital Subscriber line technology that increases the digital speed of ordinary phone lines by a substantial factor over common dial up modems. | Semiconductor |
| Circuit Board | Category | | | See printed circuit board | Semiconductor |
| Broadband | Category | | | Specifies 56 KBPS and 1.5 Mbps capability of data transfer rates. A bandwidth greater than four kilohertz which is the minimum for transmitting voice communications which can allow transmission of numerous voice, video, and data channels simultaneously. | Semiconductor |
| Binary | Category | | | The binary number system uses only ones and zeros. | Semiconductor |
| Bit | Category | | | The basic unit of all digital communications. A bit is a 1 or 0 in binary language | Semiconductor |
| Byte | Category | | | A data unit of eight bits. | Semiconductor |
| ASIC | Category | | | Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC) are special semiconductor chips that are designed to a specific manufacturers request. | Semiconductor |