Selected Symbols and Abbreviations
Symbol
Meaning
DVD Digital Video Disk
GPS Global Positioning System
PCS Personal Communication System
PDA Personal Digital Assistant
DR Dynamic Range
S/N Signal to Noise Ratio
DECT Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications standard
OTA Operational Transconductance Amplifier
D/A Digital to Analog Converter
Sinc sin(x)/x function
BER Bit Error Rate
DSP Digital Signal Processing
ECL Emitter Coupled Logic
CML Current Mode Logic
ETR Energy per TRansition
FIR Finite Impulse Response Filter
IIR Infinite Impulse Response Filter
RCA Ripple Carry Adders
CS Carry Select adders
CLA Carry Look-Ahead adders
CSA Conditional Sum Adders
CSD Carry Signed Digit
S/H Sample and Hold
EC Gate-oxide breakdown field