6/9/2005 Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzle

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ACROSS 1 Method of mathematically evaluating circuits 12 State of matter not gas, liquid or solid 14 Basic element 15 Switch position 16 Professor's student instructor, abbr. 18 Parts of an equation 19 Describes circuit with no current flowing 20 Memory Management Unit 22 Cooling device 23 Frequency Division Duplex 24 Where minerals for electronics are extracted 26 The evening star 28 Dilbert's female co-worker 30 Plactic tubing material, abbr. 33 Agilent's EE design software 34 One port of an amplifier 36 Surge protector vendor in Miami, FL 38 A quantum of radiant energy 40 BASIC looping keyword 41 Joined a male and a female connector 42 Logic gate 44 Least Significant Digit 45 Color 9 47 Last-century computer monitor 48 Ability to feed multiple gates 50 Constellation : The water snake 51 Opposite of O.D. 52 Peripheral Component Interface 54 Electronics killer from a nuclear blast, abbr. 55 Light communications transmission medium 58 A dial connects to it 60 Digital Enhanced Cordless Telephone 61 Land of the Free and Home of the Brave 63 Hub of the solar system 65 Nuclear reactor moderator 66 Component 68 Light Activated Silicon Controlled Rectifier 70 Noise figure, abbr. 71 Infrared 72 Telecommunications Information Network Architecture 73 Network controllers 75 Manufacturer of reed switch based & wound component products based in the UK	DOWN 1 Plug-in for computer bus 2 FCC Part 15 rules apply here 3 Type of average, abbr. 4 Super glue, abbr. 5 World's only remaining superpower, abbr. 6 ____-out: last step prior to IC fabrication 7 Automated Test Equipment 8 Negation prefix 9 Modulation type, abbr. 10 The sense of hearing responds to this 11 One port of an amplifier 12 Abbreviation for Teflon 13 Semiconductor lamp, abbr. 16 Same as Across clue for this number 17 Army-Navy spec. prefix 19 Exponent that returns the original number 20 1e3 uV 21 A type of average 22 Start frequency, abbr. 24 1/000 of an inch 25 Integrated Circuit 27 America, abbr. 28 Turnket system test suite, abbr. 29 Predecessor to the LCD 30 Unit of acidity 31 The unit of potential difference 32 Resistor vendor in Berne, IN 34 Greek letter 35 Component of product cost, abbr. 36 Plug-in for computer bus 37 Manufacturer of the SINCGARS radio, in Ft. Wayne, IN 38 Type of memory device, abbr. 39 Opposite of I.D. 40 Type of digital filter, abbr. 41 Type of micro channel architecture 42 1e-6 mA 43 Exponent that returns the original number 45 3-phase transformer configuration 46 High Data Rate 48 First-In, First-Out 49 An electron spin 50 Heterojunction Bipolar Transistor 52 Unit of acidity 53 Stock 55 Field Effect Transistor 56 Integrated Circuit 57 The red planet 58 Symbol for tin 59 Time delay, abbr. 60 Resistance to fliud flow 61 Compiler statement 62 Special diode that can be switched, abbr. 63 Symbol for tin 64 Type of cable approved for direct burial, abbr. 66 Passive intermodulation, abbr. 67 Automatic Network Analyzer 68 Family of TTL logic 69 System for guiding aircraft, abbr. 71 Infrared 72 Transverse Magnetic 73 Metal parts engineer, abbr. 74 PC follower
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