Each week, for the sake of all avid cruciverbalists amongst us, I create a new technology-themed crossword puzzle using only words from my custom-created lexicon related to engineering, science, mathematics, chemistry, physics, astronomy, etc. You will never find among the words names of politicians, mountain ranges, exotic foods or plants, movie stars, or anything of the sort. You might, however, see someone or something in the exclusion list who or that is directly related to this puzzle's theme, such as Hedy Lamarr or the Bikini Atoll, respectively. Enjoy! cruciverbalist: [noun] cruci- ("cross") + verbal ("words") + -ist ("agent, person") -- A person who constructs crosswords.
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acr. = acronym, abbr. = abbreviation, pl. = plural, wds. = words 
1 Recognizable star pattern
11 Parallel processing computer hearts
12 Thread cutting tool
13 Data conversion devices
15 One port of an amplifier
16 Miniature threaded RF connector
17 Wire harness cord
18 Start frequency, abbr.
19 1E6 nanoseconds
20 RF amplifier vendor in Acaso, CA
21 Halves of DIPs
22 Data conversion device
24 Raise up
25 More than one focus
26 Universal asynchronous transmit/receive
28 He invented the steam engine
29 Same height at all points
30 Nordic Mobile Telephone
32 Electronics manufacturer with "meatball" logo
33 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
34 Opposite of O.D.
35 Internet mailbox type
37 Very small aperture terminal
38 Galilean moon
39 Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing
40 Frequency division duplex
41 Bands between RF and baseband
42 Graphics workshop
44 Center frequency, abbr.
46 Round, flat object
47 Ends of soldering irons
48 Solder terminals
49 Logic gate
50 Institute of Electrical Engineers (U.K)
51 Negative gain
53 Test equipment manufacturer
54 Unix, Linux or Windows
55 Drill a hole
56 Type of chart
57 Software engineering tool
58 Forerunner to NASA
59 Cooling device
60 Amateur radio operators
61 Programmable attenuator maker in Indianapolis, IN | 1 Computer brains
2 One port of an amplifier
3 Unit of time
4 Time Division Multiple Access
5 Electronics Industry Association
6 Front edge of a wing, abbr.
7 Change connector type
8 Total Access Communication System
9 Current-voltage phase mnemonic
10 Unix, Linux or Windows
11 Information exchange
14 TE for analog signals, pl.
16 Special diode that can be switched
17 Force opposite of gravity
18 Crystal surface
21 Conduct a ____ survey for an antenna
22 Opposite of a hawk
23 Computer display type
24 Be behind in phase
25 Unit of length, pl.
27 Microelectronics manufacturer
29 Have a positive phase wrt a reference
31 Frequency vs. amplitude plot
33 Communications scheme
35 Circuit substrates
36 Type of modulation, abbr.
37 300 Hz to 3 kHz
38 Bands between RF and baseband
39 Aircraft fabric finish liquid
41 Digital filter class
43 Thread cutting tools
44 Overcurrent protection device
45 Metric system
46 Department of Defense
48 Older navigation system
51 Collection of points
52 Unit of liquid measure
53 Amateur radio operators
55 Bulk Acoustic Wave
56 Last stages in transmitters
57 Software engineering tool
58 Noise figure, abbr.
59 Upper frequency, abbr.
60 Opposite of a LO |
See solution below
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