In our Semiconductors catalogue technical data appear frequently in a table format. This table contains a clear summary of the most frequently used technical abbreviations together with their meaning as well as the standard basic measurement units:
| Techn. Abreviations | Technical Term | Base Unit |
| A | Common Anode | - |
| ACC | Accuracy | unterschiedl. |
| AHS | Angle Of Half Sensitivity | Grad [°] |
| AR | Typ. Acceleration Range | Erdbeschleunigung [g] |
| AVol | Typ. Voltage Gain | - |
| A-Area | Active Area | Meter2 [m2] |
| B | DC Current Gain | - |
| B1 | Typ. Unity Gain Bandwidth | Hertz [Hz] |
| Backl | Backlight | - |
| BOP | Turn-On Induction | Tesla [T] |
| BRP | Turn-Off Induction | Tesla [T] |
| BW | -3dB Bandwidth | Hertz [Hz] |
| B-Colour | Backlight Colour | - |
| C | Common Cathode | - |
| C23 | Sensor Capacitance At Tamb=23°C | Farad [F] |
| CapR | Capacitance Range | Farad [F] |
| Ch | Number of Channels | - |
| Chr | Characters x Lines | - |
| Chrom | Typ. Chromaticity | - |
| Chr-Size | Character Size | Meter [m] |
| CiSS | Typ. Eingangskapazität | Farad [F] |
| CMR | Min. Common-Mode Rejection Ratio | Dezibel [dB] |
| CSTN | Colour Super Twisted Nematic | - |
| Ctot | Capacitance | Farad [F] |
| CTR | Current Transfer Ratio | - |
| Data Out | Data Output Type | - |
| Dig/An | Number Of Digits/Annunciators | - |
| Dig-Height | Digit Height | Meter [m] |
| Distr. RAM | Distributed RAM | Bit [bit] |
| DRmax | Max. Data Rate | Baud [Bd] |
| Driving | Driving Method | - |
| DT | Typ. Deadtime | Sekunde [s] |
| Durmax | Max. Record Duration | Sekunde [s] |
| Durmin | Min. Record Duration | Sekunde [s] |
| DB | Differential Induction | Tesla [T] |
| DI | Distance Measuring Range | Meter [m] |
| DUout | Typ. Difference Of Output Voltage (Imax to Imin) | Volt [V] |
| E | Efficiency | Prozent [%] |
| ELT | Estimated Lifetime | Sekunde [s] |
| f | Frequency | Hertz [Hz] |
| fmax_ | Max. I/O Clock Frequency | Hertz [Hz] |
| FOSC | Oscillator Frequency | Hertz [Hz] |
| FSamp | Max. Sampling Rate (At US=5V) | Samples/Sekunden [sps] |
| Fsw | Switching Frequency | Hertz [Hz] |
| FSTN | Film Super Twisted Nematic | - |
| fT | Transition Frequency | Hertz [Hz] |
| GBWP | typ. Gain Bandwidth Product | Hertz [Hz] |
| Gl-Size | Glass-Size | Meter² [m²] |
| GP | Power Gain | Dezibel [dB] |
| H | Horizontal (Pixel) | - |
| Hamb | Ambient Humidity Range | Prozent [%] |
| IBO+ | Max. Breakover Current | Ampere [A] |
| IBO- | Min. Breakover Current | Ampere [A] |
| IC | Collector Current | Ampere [A] |
| IC25 | Max. Continuous Collector At
TC=25°C | Ampere [A] |
| ICC | Max. Supply Current | Ampere [A] |
| ICEO | (Max.) Collector Dark Current | Ampere [A] |
| ICmax | Max. Collector Current | Ampere [A] |
| ICmin | Min. Collector Current | Ampere [A] |
| IC(on) | Min. On State Collector Current | Ampere [A] |
| Icont | (Max.) Continuous Sensor Current | Ampere [A] |
| IContr | Max. Control Current | Ampere [A] |
| ICpuls | Max. Pulsed Collector Current | Ampere [A] |
| ID | Max. Dark Current | Ampere [A] |
| ID25 | Max. Continuous Drain Current At TC = 25°C | Ampere [A] |
| IDD3 | Max. Supply Current Per Channel At US = 3V | Ampere [A] |
| IDD5 | Max. Supply Current Per Channel At US = 5V | Ampere [A] |
| IDR | (Max.) Reverse Dark Current | Ampere [A] |
| IDSS | Dauer-Drainstrom | Ampere [A] |
| IE | Min. Radiant Intensity | Watt/Steradian [W/sr] |
| IF | Forward Current | Ampere [A] |
| IF(AV) | (Max.) Average Forward (Rectified) Current | Ampere [A] |
| IF(RMS) | (Max.) RMS Forward Current | Ampere [A] |
| IFSM | Peak Forward Surge Current | Ampere [A] |
| IFT | (Max.) Trigger Current | Ampere [A] |
| IG | Max. Durchlass-Gaze-Strom | Ampere [A] |
| IGT | Max. Gate Trigger Current | Ampere [A] |
| Iio | Max. Input Offset Current | Ampere [A] |
| IL | Illumination | Lux [lx] |
| ILoad | Max. Load Current | Ampere [A] |
| IMPPSTC | MPP Output Current At STC | Ampere [A] |
| INL | Max. Integral Nonlineary | unterschiedlich |
| Io | Max. RMS Phase Current | Ampere [A] |
| Iout | (Max.) Output Current | Ampere [A] |
| IO+ | (Min.) Output High Short Circuit Pulsed Current | Ampere [A] |
| IO- | (Min.) Output Low Short Circuit Pulsed Current | Ampere [A] |
| IPP | Reverse Peak Pulse Current | Ampere [A] |
| IR | (Max.) Reverse Current | Ampere [A] |
| IS | Light Current | Ampere [A] |
| ISSTC | Typ. Short Circuit Output Current At STC | Ampere [A] |
| IT | Max. Effective On-State Current | Ampere [A] |
| ITRM | Repetitive Peak On-State Current | Ampere [A] |
| ITSM | Peak Forward Surge Current | Ampere [A] |
| IT(AV) | (Max.) Average Forward Current | Ampere [A] |
| IT(RMS) | (Max.) RMS Forward Current | Ampere [A] |
| IZM | (Max.) Zener Current | Ampere [A] |
| IZT | Test Current | Ampere [A] |
| L | Transmission Distance | Meter [m] |
| LI | Typ. Luminous Intensity | Candela [cd] |
| Lin | Linearity | Prozent [%] |
| lmax | Max. Distance | Meter [m] |
| Imin | Min. Distance | Meter [m] |
| LP | Typ. Luminous Power | Lumen [lm] |
| LUTs | Look-Up Tables | - |
| Mod | Horn Modulation | - |
| MPP | Maximum Power Point | - |
| MR | Measurement Resolution | Bit [Bit] |
| MT | Max. Delay Matching | Sekunde [s] |
| NF | Noise Figure | Dezibel [dB] |
| OLED | Organic Light-Emitting Diode | - |
| Pf | Min. Fiber Output Power | Dezibel (mW) [dBm] |
| Pin | Input Power From Fiber | Watt [W] |
| Pmax | Max. Receivable Power | Dezibel (mW) [dBm] |
| Pmin | Min. Receivable Power | Dezibel (mW) [dBm] |
| PMPPSTC | MPP Output Power At STC | Watt [W] |
| Pol | Polarity | - |
| Popt | Peak Output Power | Watt [W] |
| Pout | Max. Speaker Output Power | Watt [W] |
| PPS | Primary Power Source | - |
| PR | Pressure Range | Pascal [Pa] |
| Ptot | Power Dissipation | Watt [W] |
| P-Size | Pixel Size | Meter² [m²] |
| R1 | Bias Resistor 1 | Ohm [W] |
| R2 | Bias Resistor 2 | Ohm [W] |
| R25 | Sensor Resistance At Tamb = 25°C | Ohm [W] |
| RD | Min. Dark Resistance | Ohm [W] |
| RDS(on) | Max. Drain-Source On-Resistance | Ohm [W] |
| Regline | (Typ.) Line Regulation | Volt [V] |
| Regload | (Typ.) Load Regulation | Volt [V] |
| Res | (Effective) Resolution | unterschiedlich |
| ResR | Resistance Range | Ohm [W] |
| RF | (Min./Typ.) Radiant Flux | Watt [W] |
| RHigh | High Humidity Sensor Resistance At Tamb = 23°C | Ohm [W] |
| RL | Light Resistance | Ohm [W] |
| RLow | Low Humidity Sensor Resistance At Tamb = 23°C | Ohm [W] |
| rT | Slope Resistance | Ohm [W] |
| rzj | Dynamic Resistance | Ohm [W] |
| Sens | (Typ.) Sensitivity | unterschiedlich |
| SpW | Spectral Width (FWHM) | Meter [m] |
| SR | Typ. Slew Rate | Volt/Sekunde [V/s] |
| STC | Standard Test Conditions | - |
| STN | Super Twisted Nematic | - |
| SW | Slit Width | Meter [m] |
| Tamb | Ambient Operating Temperature | Grad Celsius [°] |
| TC | Case Temperature | Grad Celsius [°] |
| TC | Temperature Coefficient | Prozent/Kelvin [%/K] |
| TCol. | Typ. Colour Temperature | Grad Kelvin [°K] |
| TD1 | Typ. Reset Delay | Sekunde [s] |
| TD2 | Typ. Reset Timeout Period | Sekunde [s] |
| td(off) | Turn-Off Delay Time | Sekunde [s] |
| td(on) | Turn-On Delay Time | Sekunde [s] |
| tf | Typ. Fall Time | Sekunde [s] |
| TFT | Thin Film Transistor | - |
| Tj | Operating Temperature Range | Grad Celsius [°] |
| tLS | Typ. Large Signal Response Time | Sekunde [s] |
| TN | Twisted Nematic | - |
| toff | (Max./Typ.) Turn-Off-Time | Sekunde [s] |
| ton | (Max./Typ.) Turn-On-Time | Sekunde [s] |
| tP | Pulse Width | Sekunde [s] |
| tr | Typ. Rise Time | Sekunde [s] |
| trr | (Max./Typ.) Reverse Recovery Time | Sekunde [s] |
| UBOmax | Max. Breakover Voltage | Sekunde [s] |
| UBOmin | Min. Breakover Voltage | Sekunde [s] |
| UBR | (Min.) Breakdown Voltage | Volt [V] |
| UCC+ | Positive Supply Voltage | Volt [V] |
| UCC- | Negative Supply Voltage | Volt [V] |
| UCEO | Collector Emitter Voltage At Open Base | Volt [V] |
| UCES | Max. Collector-Emitter Breakdown Voltage | Volt [V] |
| UCEsat | Collector Emitter Saturation Voltage | Volt [V] |
| UCL | (Max.) Clamping Voltage | Volt [V] |
| UContr | Control Voltage | Volt [V] |
| UCth | Charge Voltage at Laser Threshold | Volt [V] |
| UDRM | Max. Off-State Output Voltage | Volt [V] |
| UDS | Max. Drain-Source Voltage | Volt [V] |
| UECO | Ermitter Collector Voltage at Open Base | Volt [V] |
| UESD | ESD Voltage | Volt [V] |
| UF | (Max.) Forward Voltage | Volt [V] |
| UGE(th) | Min. Gate Threshold Voltage | Volt [V] |
| UGSoff | Max. Gate-Source-Ausschalt-
spannung | Volt [V] |
| UGS(th) | Min. Gate Threshold Voltage | Volt [V] |
| Uin | (Max.) Input Voltage | Volt [V] |
| Uio | Max. Input Offset Voltage | Volt [V] |
| UISO | Isolation Voltage | Volt [V] |
| ULDO | Max. Low Dropout Voltage | Volt [V] |
| ULoad | (Max.) Load Voltage | Volt [V] |
| UMPPSTC | MPP Output Voltage AT STC | Volt [V] |
| Uoffset | (Max.) Floating Supply Offset Voltage | Volt [V] |
| UOSTC | Typ. Open Circuit Output Voltage At STC | Volt [V] |
| Uout | (Max.) Output Voltage | Volt [V] |
| UR | (Max.) Reserve Voltage | Volt [V] |
| UReg | Regulated Output Voltage | Volt [V] |
| URM | Stand-Off Voltage | Volt [V] |
| URMS | (Max.) RMS Voltage | Volt [V] |
| URRM | (Max.) Peak Recurrent Reverse Voltage | Volt [V] |
| URSM | Max. Non-Repetitive Peak Reverse Voltage | Volt [V] |
| US | Supply Voltage | Volt [V] |
| Uth | Typ. Reset Threshold Voltage | Volt [V] |
| UZ | Zener Voltage Range | Volt [V] |
| V | Vertical (Pixel) | - |
| VA | Viewing Angle | Grad [°] |
| V-Area | Viewing Area | Meter² [m²] |
| WL | Peak Emission Wavelength | Meter [m] |
| WLS | Wavelength Of Peak Sensitivity | Meter [m] |
| ZZT | (Max.) Zener Impedance | Ohm [W] |
