Linkages: Manufacturing Trends in Electronic Interconnection Technology (2005)
Chapter: Appendix B Selected Abbreviations and Acronyms
Appendix B
Selected Abbreviations and Acronyms
BFL
beam forming lens
BFR
brominated flame retardant
COTS
commercial off-the-shelf
DARPA
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DIB
defense industrial base
DLA
Defense Logistics Agency
DMEA
Defense Microelectronics Activity
DoD
Department of Defense
DSTL
Developing Science and Technologies List
DUSD
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
EAR
Export Administration Regulations
E/CIT
Emerging Critical Interconnect Technology
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
EU
European Union
FSC
Federal Supply Class
FPGA
field programmable gate array
IBM
International Business Machines
IC
integrated circuit
iNEMI
International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative
IP
Industrial Policy
IPC
Association Connecting Electronics Industries
ITAR
International Traffic in Arms Regulations
ITRI
Interconnect Technology Research Institute
LCP
liquid crystal polymer
MCTL
Militarily Critical Technologies List
MEMS
microelectromechanical systems
MIL-PRF
military performance specification
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NEMI
National Electronics Manufacturing Initiative
NIIN
National Item Identification Number
NIST
National Institute of Standards and Technology
NRC
National Research Council
NSN
National Stock Number
OEM
original equipment manufacturer
PLC
programmable logic controlled
PMTEC
Printed Wiring Board Manufacturing Technology Center
PrCB
printed circuit board
PWB
printed wiring board
R&D
research and development
RCRA
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976
REACH
Regulation, Evaluation, and Authorization of Chemicals
RF
radio frequency
RoHS
restriction of hazardous substances
SAIC
Science Applications International Corporation
SEMATECH
SEmiconductor MAnufacturing TECHnology
SME
small and medium enterprises
SMOBC
solder mask over bare copper
USML
U.S. Munitions List
WEEE
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
