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RF Glossary of Terms

Unsure of some terminology used in an RF Design article? Here is a full glossary of terms. Click each term to find the proper definition.

0-9
2G  3G  

A
A/D  AC  ACPR  ADC  AGC  AMPS  AODV  ASIC  ASK  ASP  ATM  AWGN  

B
BER  BPSK  

C
CCRR  CDMA  CDPD  CGI  CMOS  CMRR  COTS  CPE  CPU  CW  

D
dBc  DC  DCS  DDS  DECT  DSP  DUT 

E
EEPROM  EM  EMC  EMI  ESD  ETSI  

F
FCC  FDD  FEC  FEM  FER  FET  FHSS  FIFO  FIR  FM  FO  FPGA  FSK  

G
GaAs  GaN  Gb  GB  GFSK  GHz  GMSK  GPIB  GPRS  GPS  GSM  

H
HBT  HDR  HEMT  HSCSD  HTTP  Hz  

I
I and Q  I/C  I/F  I/O  IM  IMD  InGaP  InP  IP  IR  ISM  

J
JEDED  JSP  

K
kB  

L
LAN  LCC  LDMOS  LMDS  LNA  LO  LOS  LPF  LSI  LTCC  

M
MDS  MHZ  MMAC  MMDS  MMIC  MOSFET  MOU  MS/s  MSPS  

N
NRZ  NTC  

O
OEM  OXCO  

P
PA  PCMCIA  PAE  PAR  PCB  PCM  PCN  PCS  PDA  PDC  PECL  PHEMT  PIM  PLL  PPM  PSK  PVCO  

Q
QAM  QASK  QPSK  

R
RFI  RFIC  RFID  RISC  RMS  ROM  

S
SARSCM  SDRAM/SORAM  SEU  SDH  SiC  SiGe  SMA  SMD  SMR  SMS  SMT  SNR  SOIC  SONET  SPDT  SSB  SSPA  

T
TCP  TDD  TDMA  TETRA  TTL  TXCO  

U
UART  UDP  UHF  UMTS  UTRA  

V
VCO  VCXO  VOFDM  VSAT  VSB  VSWR  

W
W - CDMA  WAP  WLAN  

X
XDSL

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