| 1. | AGC | Automatic Gain Control - A feedback control circuit which maintains the gain or output power level of an amplifier constant over a wide range of input signal levels. |
| 2. | Airtime | Time spent on a cellular phone, which is usually billed to the subscriber on a per minute basis. |
| 3. | Alumina (Aluminum Oxide, Al2O3) | Alumina ceramic is used as the substrate material on which is deposited thin conductive and resistive layers for thin film microwave integrated circuits. |
| 4. | AM Noise | The random andor systematic variations in output power amplitude. Usually expressed in terms of dBc in a specified video bandwidth at a specified frequency removed from the carrier. |
| 5. | AM-PM Conversion | AM-PM conversion represents a shift in the phase delay of a signal when a transistor changes from small-signal to large-signal operating conditions. This parameter is specified for More… |
| 6. | AMPS | Advanced mobile phone service, the standard for analog cellular telephones. |
| 7. | ANA | Automatic Network Analyzer-A computer controlled test system that measures microwave devices in terms of their small signal S-parameters. The use of this instrument by both engineering and More… |
| 8. | Analog | The traditional method of transmitting voice signals where the radio wave is based on electrical impulses, which occur when speaking into the phone. Most cellular companies today transmit More… |
| 9. | Analog Driver | An accessory circuit for an oscillator of filter which permits its frequency to be changed by a continuously varying signal. |
| 10. | Angle | The direction of the vector in the polar plane. |
| 11. | Attenuator | A device or network that absorbs part of a signal and transmits the remainder with a minimum of distortion. |
| 12. | Back metallization | Metal applied to the side of the transistor wafer opposite the active areas. Provides the collector contact in bipolar transistors and permits the transistor chips to be bonded to the More… |
| 13. | Balanced Amplifier | A transistor amplifier stage in which two identical transistors are used and the input signal and output power is equally divided between them. This technique produces approximately twice More… |
| 14. | Balanced Module | A gain module of an amplifier which utilizes a 3 dB input splitter and a 3 dB output coupler to combine the power of two or more paralleled FETs. Balanced modules have the characteristics More… |
| 15. | Ball Bond (MIC) | A bond formed when a ball-shaped end interconnecting wire is deformed by thermocompression against a metallized pad. The bond is also designated a nail head bond from the appearance of the More… |
| 16. | Base Station | The fixed transmitterreceiver with which a mobile radio transceiver establishes a communication link to gain access to the public-switched telephone network. |
| 17. | Beryllium Oxide (Be O) | A ceramic material having very high heat conductivity, good thermal shock resistance and high strength. Used in metalceramic packages for higher power microwave transistors and as More… |
| 18. | BITBITE | Built-in TestBuilt-in Test Equipment - Some products have provisions for connection to customer-supplied test or test equipment that is a part of the system in which the products are used. More… |
| 19. | Bonding Pad (MIC) | A metallized area at the end of a thin metalic strip to which a connection is to be made. |
| 20. | Bonding Wire (MIC) | Fine gold or aluminum wire for making electrical connections in hybrid circuits. |
