MMIC: monolithic microwave integrated circuit
MNOS: Metal Nitride Oxide Semiconductor
MOS: Metal Oxide Semiconductor
MOSFET: Metal-On-Silicon Field-Effect Transistor
MSSP: Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing
NCO: Numerically Controlled Oscillator
NMOS: Negative-channel Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
NVEOL: Night Vision and Electronic-Optics Laboratory
OAME: Orbital Attitude and Maneuvering Electronics
OECC: Opto Electronics And Communications Conference
OMEC: Organic Materials for Electronics Consortium
PACE: Power and Control Electronics
PAL: Programmable Array Logic
PC: Printed Circuit
PCB: Printed Circuit Board
PCE: Power Conditioning Electronics
PCI-E: Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
PEA: Payload Electronics Assembly
PEEL: programmable Electrically Erasable Logic
PEM: Payload Electronics Module
PEP: peak envelope power
PES: Photoelectric Scanner
PGA: programmable gain amplifier
PhiJR: Philips Journal Research
PhiRR: Philips Research Reports
PhiTR: Philips Technical Review
PLA: Programmable Logic Array
PLC: Programmable Logic Controller
PLD: programmable logic device
PLL: Phase Lock Loop
PMP: Premodulation Processor
POAC: Process on a Chip
PP: Premodulation Processor
PPE: Premodulation Processor Equipment
PPM: Pulse Position Modulation
PQE: Progress in Quantum Electronics
PQFP: Plastic Quad Flat Pack
PROGRESS: Programme for Research on Embedded Systems & Software
PWA: Printed Wiring Assembly
PWB: printed wiring board