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A list of electronic abbreviations and acronyms

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AFP	Atomic Force Probing
ASIC	Application Specific Integrated Circuit
CAFM	Conductive Atomic Force Microscopy
CMOS	Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
CTE	Coefficient of Thermal Expansion
DIP	Dual in-line plastic package
DUT	Device Under Test
EBAC	Electron Beam Absorbed Current
EBIC	Electron Beam Induced Current
EBSC	Electron Backscatter Diffraction
EFI	Electrical Fault Isolation
EOS	Electrical Overstress
ESD	Electrostatic Discharge
FIB	Focused Ion Beam
GB	Grain Boundaries
IC	Integrated Circuit
LSI	Large Scale Integration
LVP	Low Visibility Procedure
OBIRCH	Optical Beam Induced Resistance Change
PCB	Printed Circuit Board
PVC	Passive Voltage Contrast
RCI	Resistive Contrast Imaging
ROI	Region of Interest
RST	Remaining Siclicium Thickness
SEM	Scanning Electron Microscopy
SIL	Safety Integrity Level
SMU	Source Measure Unit
SRAM	Static Random Access Memory
TEM	Transmission Electronic Microscopy
TMA	Thermomechanical Analysis
VDD	Voltage Drain Drain (positive)
VLSI	Very Large Scale Integration
VSS	Voltage Source Source (negative, ground)
XRM	X-Ray Microscope