LAN - Local Area Network

Laser - Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation

LCC - Leadless Chip Carrier

LCD - Liquid Crystal Display

LED - Light Emitting Diode

LF - Low Frequency

LFCSP - Leadframe Chip Scale Package

LQFP - Low Profile Quad Flat Pack

LSI - Large Scale Integration

MCM - Multichip Module

MCP - Multichip Package

MEMS - Micromachined ElectroMechanical Systems

MIL - Military Specification

MOS - Metal Oxide Semiconductor

MP3 - Moving Picture Experts Group Layer 3  Audio

MPEG - Moving Picture Experts Group

MQFP - Metal Quad Flat Pack

MSI - Medium Scale Integration

MSP - Mixed Signal Processing

MSOP - Micro Small Outline Package

MTBF - Mean Time Before Failure

MTTF - Mean Time To Failure

NEMI - National Electronics Manufacturing Initiative

NMOS - N-channel Metal Oxide Semiconductor

NPN - Negative/Positive/Negative Bipolar Transistor

NTSC - National Television System Committee

OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer

OOP - Object-Oriented Programming

PCM - Pulse Code Modulation

PDIP - Plastic Dual In-line Package

PGA - Pin Grid Array

PLCC - Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier

PLL - Phase Locked Loop

PMOS - P-channel Metal Oxide Semiconductor

PNP - Positive/Negative/Positive Bipolar Transistor

PROM - Programmable Read-Only Memory

PSOP - Power Small Outline Package

PQFP - Plastic Quad Flat Pack

PDF - Portable Document Format

PHP - Personal Home Page

POP3 - Post Office Protocol Version 3

QFP - Quad Flat Pack

QSOP - Quarter-size Small Outline Package

Radar - Radio Detection and Ranging

RAM - Random Access Memory

RC - Remote Control

RDF - Rich Data Format

RF - Radio Frequency

RFID - Radio Frequency Identification Device

ROM - Read-Only Memory

SCR - Silicon Controlled Rectifier

SDIP - Shrink Dual In-line Package

SEC - Standard Evaluation Circuit

SIP - Single In-line Package

SIP or SIAP - System in a Package

SMD - Surface Mount Device

SMT - Surface Mount Technology

SMTP - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

SOC - System on a Chip

SOIC - Small Outline Integrated Circuit

SOJ - J-Leaded Small Outline Package

Sonar - Sound Navigation and Ranging

SOT - Small Outline Transistor

SRAM - Static Random Access Memory

SSI - Small Scale Integration

SSL - Secure Sockets Layer

SSOP - Shrink Small Outline Package

TO - Transistor Outline

TFP - Triple Flat Pack

TQFP - Thin Quad Flat Pack

TRIAC - Triode AC Switch

TSOP - Thin Small Outline Package

TSSOP - Thin Shrink Small Outline Package

UPS - Uninterruptible Power Supply

USB - Universal Serial Bus

VLSI - Very Large Scale Integration

VOD - Video On Demand

VOIP - Voice Over Internet Protocol

VSOP - Very Small Outline Package

W-CSP - Wafer-level Chip Scale Package

WDX - Wavelength Dispersive X-ray

WPT - Wire Pull Test