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| Term | Definition |
| Band offset | measure of \"misalignment\" between energy levels at the interface between two solids; e.g. between Si and gate dielectric in MOS structures. |
| Bandwidth | A measure, in some amount of bits per second, of the maximum amount of data that can be sent over a particular cable, interface, or bus. |
| Batch | A group of commands that are executed one at a time. |
| Batchfile | A file in a DOS/Windows environment with the .bat extension. This file type is executable in DOS or at a Windows command prompt. Batch programs are written in a batch programming language that utilizes a superset of standard DOS commands. |
| Baud | Unit of data transmission speed, equal to the number of voltage changes transmitted per second |
| BCD | The storage of numbers in which each decimal digit is converted into binary and is stored in a single character or byte. For example, a 12-digit number would take 12 bytes. |
| Behavioral Model | An efficient reduced order model characterizing the response of a device or system to a range of input excitations. |
| Benchmarking | The process of measuring the performance of hardware or software in a specifically defined and strictly controlled environment. The benchmarking result is usually represented by a time or number rating that corresponds to how quickly certain tasks can be completed. |
| BERT | An analysis of network transmission efficiency that computes the percentage of bits received in error from the total number sent. |
| Binary Tree | An ordered tree where each node has no more than two child nodes. Child nodes are typically distinguished as left and right child nodes. |
| Bio-functionalization | Changing the surface properties of part of a device to alter its functionality, for example, using proteins such as antibodies for the detection of a specific pathogen. |
| BioFlip | A Biological Chip, BioMEMSchip packaged using Flip chip technology. |
| BioMEMS | MEMS systems with applications for the biological / analytical chemistry market. . |
| Biophotonics | The development and/or application of photonic technologies within the biotechnology and biomedical fields. |
| Biosensor | A sensor incorporating a biological element such as an enzyme, antibody, nucleic acid, micro-organism, or cell. |
| Bipolar device | semiconductor device which operation is based on the use of both majority and minority charge carriers; |
| BIT | A bit is a binary digit, taking a value of either 0 or 1. |
| BJT | A Bipolar Junction Transistor, or BJT, is a solid-state device in which the current flow between two terminals (the collector and the emitter) is controlled by the amount of current that flows through a third terminal (the base). |
| Black box | Anything that you put input into and get output from, but don\'t know what\'s inside or how it works. |
| Bluetooth | A technology that allows voice and data connections between a wide range of mobile and stationary devices through short-range digital two-way radio. |
| Bootstrap | This either refers to a small piece of intermediate code that will boot up an operating system, or the act of building something without help |
| BPS | This is generally a measure of how fast some device communicates, usually in thousands of bits per second (Kbps) or millions of bits per second (Mbps). |
| Broadband | A transmission medium with enough bandwidth to carry multiple voice, video, or data channels simultaneously. |
| Buffer | Intermediate storage area, often used to compensate for the different speeds at which hardware units can handle data |
| Bug | This is commonly an error in design or programming in a hardware device or piece of software. The effects of a bug may be as harmless as an extra graphic on the screen, or as harmful as a system crash or loss of data. |
| BW | Bandwidth is a range of frequencies, or information, that a circuit can handle or the range of frequencies that a signal contains or occupies. |
| Cell | Cells are usually the simplest level at which gate array and standard cell ASIC designers design. |
| Cell library | A collection of information about ASIC cells, usually created, tested, and verified by the ASIC manufacturer for a specific fabrication process. Cell libraries given to ASIC designers include function and performance information required for circuit design on a CAD system. |
| Chip Stacking | The technique of stacking single chips to reduce the space taken by a multi-chip system. |
| circuit node | The net or interconnect between a circuit element output and all electrically connected inputs it feeds. |
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