Components, Boards & Systems
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1 Amplifier that uses polar coordinates representation of a signal-vector instead of traditional Cartesian I-Q representation (3 words)
7 Uses finite element math to approximate how a circuit will behave (2 words)
9 When the dielectric constant of a material varies depending on the direction of the electric field (2 words)
11 The capacitance seen looking into the input of a device, Cm (2 words)
13 multi-tone distortion product that results when two or more signals are present at the input of a nonlinear device (2 words)
15 the directional (angular) dependence of radiation from the antenna (2 words)
17 System on Chip
20 one of the most popular glass reinforced epoxy laminates used for making PCBs
22 a measure of how much better a material is as a path for magnetic flux as compared to free space
23 the power range over which a component or system functions properly (2 words)
24 a list of the raw materials, sub-assemblies, intermediate assemblies, sub-components, components, parts and the quantities of each needed to manufacture an end item (3 words)
25 type of function used to solve inhomogeneous differential equations subject to boundary conditions (2 words)
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2 an unbalanced transmission line structure that consists of a ground plane on the back side of a PCB, the dielectric material of the PCB and a narrow strip on the top side of the circuit board
3 a receiver protector that allows low power signals to propagate from the antenna of a receiver to the next sensitive stage, but rejects high power signals that may be incident on the antenna
4 shunt capacitor that carries RF energy from a specific point in the circuit to ground (2 words)
5 a measure of loss-rate of power in a substrate material (2 words)
6 Voltage Standing Wave Ratio
8 a measure of the extent to which a material concentrates electrostatic lines of flux, Dk (2 words)
10 an electronic circuit whose output is proportional to its input, but capable of delivering more power into a load (2 words)
12 a representation of a signal modulated by a digital modulation scheme such as QAM or PSK (2 words)
14 at a given point in a transmission system, the difference between the incident and reflected power (2 words)
16 the amount of power at which the amplitude of the output of a device is reduced by 1 dB from the expected
small-signal gain
18 UWB (3 words)
19 a circuit that takes a high-frequency signal as input and provides an output that is the “envelope” of the original signal (2 words)
21 a circuit that splits the power of an input signal into two or more locations without producing impedance mismatch (2 words)
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