3. AcronymsΒΆ

ADC Analog-to-Digital Converter
ASIC Application-Specific Integrated Circuit
CAMEX CMOS Amplifier and MultiplEXer
CCD Charge Coupled Device
cPCI Compact Peripheral Component Interconnect
DAC Digital-to-Analog Converter
DAQ Data AcQuisition
EEE Electronic and Electrical Engineering
FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array
FWC Full Well Capacity
GUI Graphical User Interface
HV High Voltage
JFET Junction Gate Field-Effect Transistor
LV Low Voltage
Mpix Megapixel
MPOD multi-channel low & high voltage computer controlled power supply
NQS Nano-Sized Quantum System
PCC Polycold Compact Coolers
PLC Programmable Logic Controller
pnCCD pn-junction Charge Coupled Device
SQS Small Quantum Systems
UHV Ultra High Vacuum
UPS Uninterrupted Power Supply