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Manufacturing

The process of converting raw materials, components or parts into finished goods that meet the expectations and needs of consumers.

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net-list

Manufacturing; Contract manufacturing

An ASCII list describes logical connections between component pins. Generated from schematic capture systems for transferring logical connections to layout systems.

non-plated-through

Manufacturing; Contract manufacturing

A type of hole on circuit board generally used as mounting holes. The wall of these holes/slots are not plated thus no connection between layers.

optics

Manufacturing; Contract manufacturing

Any lens, prism or mirror used to direct light (as in an instrument)

outer lead bonding (OLB)

Manufacturing; Contract manufacturing

An advanced technology used to connect PCBs and large-scale integrated circuits with a large number of connectors.

oxide

Manufacturing; Contract manufacturing

A compound of oxygen with one or more metallic elements.

approved vendor list (AVL)

Manufacturing; Contract manufacturing

A listing of all approved sources, in addition to part descriptions and part numbers.

bill of materials (BOM)

Manufacturing; Contract manufacturing

A comprehensive listing of all components and subassemblies that go into a specific product, showing the quantity of each required to assemble the item.