10/24/2005 Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzle

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ACROSS 1 One cutoff frequency specification for a bandpass filter 4 More than one DIP 8 Greek character 12 IC 13 Adjust the specification for temperature 14 Semiconductor manufacturer in Japan, abbr. 15 A BPF spec. 16 Maximum voltage in a waveform 18 Type of flip-flop 19 Variation of disk 21 Greek letter 22 Describes a digital "0" or "1" 23 Unit of time, abbr. 25 Professor's student instructor, abbr. 26 Component of product cost, abbr. 27 Electromagnetic Compatibility, abbr. 28 Voltage-current phase mnemonic 30 Radio Amateurs of Canada 31 A front-end specification, abbr. 32 One component of a complex number, abbr. 33 PbSn 35 Network department, abbr. 36 BASIC looping keyword 37 Integrated Circuit 39 Unit of time 40 Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit 42 Opposite of I.D. 44 10^1 numerical prefix 45 Logic family 46 1.602E-19 Joules 47 Used a battery 49 World's only remaining superpower, abbr. 50 Infrared, abbr. 51 Related to EEs, PEs and SEs 52 Special diode that can be switched, abbr. 53 Sample group 54 Analog-to-Digital 55 A BPF spec 57 Part of a FOR loop 58 Small representative graphics 60 Unit of mass 62 Negation logic elements 63 Front edge of a wing, abbr. 64 Join a male and a female connector 65 Switch position 67 Automatic Network Analyzer 68 French mathematician who is recognized as the founder of number theory 70 Allow a multi-part adhesive to harden 71 Glass device is used for focusing light 72 Class of spread spectrum, abbr. 73 A possible logic circuit condition	DOWN 1 300 MHz to 3 GHz 2 Bluetooth network 3 Min-to-max voltage of a waveform, abbr. 4 10^1 numerical prefix 5 Infrared, abbr. 6 Astronomical distance of 3.26 light years 7 Official Space Shuttle designation, abbr. 9 Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer 10 The "T" in T&M 11 Physical property defined as the change of velocity per unit of time 13 Information, usually digital 16 Ratio of circumference to diameter 17 End Of Transmission 19 Dual Tone Multi-Frequency 20 One axis of an airplane 22 Pickups 24 An AC synchronous motor parameter 26 Transmitting and receiving equipment, pl. 29 A Coaxial cable connector component, pl. 30 Increased voltage linearly 32 Archaic unit of length (=5.5 yards) 34 Electromagnetic, abbr. 38 Resistor vendor in Berne, IN 41 Pure carrier, abbr. 43 Digital Enhanced Cordless Telephone 48 The "D" in LDO regulator 50 Charged particles 51 Low frequency lasers 53 Radio navigation system predating GPS 55 No ripple 56 Use an X-Acto knife on a PCB trace 59 Solid figure generated by the straight lines which pass from a circle to a single point not in the same plane as the circle 60 Miniature threaded RF connector, pl. 61 Electronics manufacturer with "meatball" logo, abbr. 63 Semiconductor lamp 66 Component of product cost, abbr. 69 1E6 nanoseconds 70 Super glue, abbr.
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