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microinstruction the set of microcom- mands to be executed or not, enabled or not. microlithography lithography involving the printing of very small features, typically micromachine a fabrication process that uses integrated circuit fabrication techniques micromemory See microphone a device that converts acous- tical signals into electrical signals. microprocessor a CPU realized on an LSI or VLSI chip. microprogram a set of microcode asso- ciated with the execution of a program. microprogramming the practice of writ- ing microcode for a set of microinstructions. microscopy an imaging modality that uses optical light, laser light, electrons, or an- microsensor a sensor that is fabricated using integrated circuit and micromachining microstrip a transmission line formed by a printed conductor on top of a conductive- microstrip antenna a radiating element consisting of a conducting patch formed on the surface of a dielectric slab, which in turn microstrip patch antenna See microtiming diagram a graphical display showing how the waveforms vary with time microwave term used to refer to a radio signal at a very high frequency. One broad microwave coplanar probe a specially designed test probe for measuring devices The probe tip is constructed using coplanar waveguide to microwave engineering the engineering of devices in the frequency range from 1 GHz microwave transition analyzer a device that can combine the functionality of several mid-term stability refers to system re- sponses which are shorter than long-term cf c 2000 by CRC Press LLC |