Polymers in Electronics: Market Report
Identifying trends and future movements of the market, this report seeks to provide an overall picture of the varied use of polymers in the manufacture of electronic components.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Polymers in Electronics: Market Report
Chapter 8: Abbreviations and Acronyms
| 3D-MID | Three-dimensional electronic circuits |
| ABS | Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene |
| AC | Alternating current |
| AIM | Alternative investment market |
| AMAT | Advanced molecular agitation technology |
| AMLCD | Active matrix liquid crystal display(s) |
| ASA | Acrylate styrene acrylonitrile |
| ATEX | From the French 'ATmospheres EXplosible' |
| ATM | Automated teller machines |
| BCE | Block copolymer electrolyte(s) |
| BMBF | German Federal Ministry of Education and Research |
| BPF | British Plastics Federation |
| BSI | British Standards Institute |
| CAD | Computer aided design |
| CAS | Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| CD | Compact disk(s) |
| CDMA | Code division multiple access |
| CD-ROM | Compact disk read only memory |
| CDT | Cambridge Display Technology |
| CEA | Consumer Electronics Association (US) |
| CEM | Contract electronics manufacturer(s) |
| CJC | Clean Japan Centre |
| CMO | Chi Mei Optoelectronics |
| CNT | Carbon nanotube(s) |
| COC | Cyclo-olefin copolymers |
| CR | Polychloroprene elastomer |
| CRT | Cathode ray tube(s) |
| CSTN | Colour super-twisted nematic |
| DC | Direct current |
| DDE | DuPont Dow Elastomers LLC |
| DFDPM | 4, 4-Difluorodiphenyl methane |
| DOE | Department of Energy |
| DTAM | Distributor total available component market |
| DTI | Department of Trade and Industry |
| DVD | Digital video disk(s) |
| EBIT | Earnings before interest and taxes |
| EDF | Electricit de France |
| EDIA | European Display Industry Association |
| EECA | European Component Manufacturers Association |
| EMC | Electromagnetic compatibility |
| EMI | Electromagnetic interference |
| EPCIA | European Passive Components Industry Association |
| EPDM | Ethylene-propylene diene elastomer |
| EPIA | European Packaging and Interconnection Association |
| EPS | Expanded polystyrene |
| ESIA | European Semiconductor Industry Association |
| ESR | Equivalent series resistance |
| EU | European Union |
| FEP | A polymer of tetrafluoroethylene and hexafluoropropylene |
| FET | Field effect transistor(s) |
| FFC | Flat flex cable |
| FIM | Film insert moulding |
| FPC | Flexible printed circuit |
| FPD | Flat panel display(s) |
| FPM | Fluoroelastomer |
| FR-4 | Flame retardant |
| FSTN | Film super-twisted nematic |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| GPRS |
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