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personal area network (PAN)

Semiconductors; Test equipment

A term popularized to describe how Bluetooth enables a collection of personal electronic devices to operate together as a logical collective.

pipeline operation altering thread (PAT)

Semiconductors; Test equipment

A pre-compiled list of PC ImageFlow operations which define a particular collection of pipelined operations. PATs can be executed extremely quickly and are used to configure and reconfigure image ...

plastic ball grid array (PBGA)

Semiconductors; Test equipment

A ball grid array component whose package substrate is made of plastic, most likely an FR-4 equivalent of epoxy-fiberglass, polyimide-arramid, or similar resin-fiber combinations.

power-up BIT (PBIT)

Semiconductors; Test equipment

Comprehensive tests of hardware functionality extending as close to the edge of a module as possible.

positive bias temperature instability (PBTI)

Semiconductors; Test equipment

A failure mechanism in ICs that is similar to NBTI, except that it happens on a PFET rather than an NFET

printed circuit assembly (PCA)

Semiconductors; Test equipment

The generic term for a PCB after all electrical components have been attached. Also referred to as a printed wiring assembly (PWA).

printed circuit board (PCB)

Semiconductors; Test equipment

A part manufactured from a rigid base material upon which a completely processed printed circuit has been formed.

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