CIS Acronyms
Term | Definition |
ADAS | Advanced driver assistance system |
AI | Artificial intelligence |
AR | Augmented reality |
ASIC | Application-specific IC |
ASTM | American Society for Testing and Materials, aka ASTM International |
CAD | Computer aided design |
CAPEX | Capital expenditure |
CFD | Computational fluid dynamics |
CFX | Connected factory exchange |
CIM | Computer integrated manufacturing |
CIS | Complex integrated systems |
CoW | Chip on wafer |
DFA | Design for assembly |
DFT | Design for test |
EDA | Electronic design automation |
EIC | Electronic integrated circuit |
EM | Electromagnetic |
EMS | Electronics manufacturing service |
FATP | Final assembly, test and packaging |
FEA | Finite element analysis |
HALT/HASS | Highly accelerated life testing/Highly accelerated stress screening |
HBM | High bandwidth memory |
HLA | Higher level assembly |
HPC | High performance computing |
HW | Hardware |
IPC | IPC, Association Connecting Electronics Industries, formerly the Institute for Interconnecting and Packaging Electronic Circuits |
JEDEC | JEDEC Solid State Technology Association |
KPI | Key performance indicator |
LED | Light emitting diode |
LiDAR | Light detection and ranging |
MEMS | Microelectromechanical systems |
MIL-STD | Military Standard |
MR | Mixed reality |
MRL | Manufacturing readiness level |
OEM | Original equipment manufacturer |
OPEX | Operational expenditure |
OSAT | Outsourced semiconductor assembly and test |
PA | Power amplifier |
PCB | Printed circuit board |
PCBA | PCB assembly |
PIC | Photonic integrated circuit |
RDL | Redistribution layer |
RF | Radio frequency |
SAE | Society of Automotive Engineers |
SDK | Software development kit |
SEC/GEM | Semiconductor Equipment Communication Standard/Generic Equipment Model |
SiP | System-in-package |
SMT | Surface mount technology |
SoC | System-on-chip |
SW | Software |
TRL | Technology readiness level |
UBM | Under-bump metallization |
UCIe | Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express |
VCSELS | Vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser |
VR | Virtual reality |
WL | Wafer level |
XR | Extended reality |