7. Abbreviations
3-way
AM
ASIC
ASYM
BPF
BUC
CATV
CDMA
CMMB
CMOS
CQS
DAB
DECT
DiSEqC
DSB
DVB
EDGE
ESD
FET
FM
GaAs
GaN
Gen
GPS
GSM
HBT
HDTV
HF
HFC
HFET
HPA
HVQFN
IF
ISM
LDMOS
LNA
LNB
LO
LPF
MESFET
MMIC
MMPP
Doherty design using 3 discrete transistors
Amplitude Modulation
Application Specific Integrated Circuit
Asymmetrical design of Doherty (main and
peak device are different)
Band Pass Filter
Block Upconverter
Community Antenna Television
Code Division Multiple Access
Chinese Multimedia Mobile Broadcasting
Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
Customer Qualification Samples
Digital Audio Broadcasting
Digital Enhanced Cordless
Telecommunications
Digital Satellite Equipment Control
Digital Signal Processor
Digital Video Broadcasting
Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution
Electro Static Device
Field Effect Transistor
Frequency Modulation
Gallium Arsenide
Gallium Nitride
Generation
Global Positioning System
Global System for Mobile communications
Heterojunction Bipolar Transistor
High Definition Television
High Frequency (3-30 MHz)
Hybrid Fiber Coax
Heterostructure Field Effect Transistor
High Power Amplifier
Plastic thermally enHanced Very thin Quad
Flat pack No leads
Intermediate Frequency
Industrial, Scientific, Medical - reserved
frequency bands
Laterally Diffused Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor
Low Noise Amplifier
Low Noise Block
Local Oscillator
Low Pass Filter
Metal Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor
Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit
Main and peak devices realized separately in
halves of push-pull transistor
MPPM
Main and peak device realized in same push-
pull transistor (2 times)
MoCA
Multimedia over Coax Alliance
MOSFET
Metal–Oxide–Semiconductor Field Effect
Transistor
MPA
Medium Power Amplifier
MRI
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
NF
Noise Figure
NIM
Network Interface Module
NMR
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
PA
Power Amplifier
PAR
Peak to Average Ratio
PEP
Peak Envelope Power
pHEMT
pseudomorphic High Electron Mobility
Transistor
PLL
Phase Locked Loop
QUBiC
Quality BiCMOS
RF
Radio Frequency
RFS
Release for Supply
RoHS
Restriction of Hazardous Substances
Rx
Receive
SARFT
State Administration for Radio, Film and
Television
SER
Serializer
SiGe:C
Sillicon Germanium Carbon
SMATV
Satellite Master Antenna Television
SMD
Surface Mounted Device
SPDT
Single Pole, Double Throw
SYM
Symmetrical design of Doherty (main and peak
device are the same type of transistor)
TD-SCDMA Time Division-Synchronous Code Division
Multiple Access
TCAS
Traffic Collision Avoidance Systems
TMA
Tower Mounted Amplifier
TTFF
Time to First Fix
Tx
Transmit
UHF
Ultra High Frequency (470-860 MHz)
UMTS
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
VCO
Voltage Controlled Oscillator
VGA
Variable Gain Amplifier
VHF
Very High Frequency (30-300 MHz)
VoIP
Voice over Internet Protocol
VSAT
Very Small Aperture Terminal
WCDMA
Wideband Code Division Multiple Access
WiMAX
Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave
Access
WLAN
Wireless Local Area Network
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