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C
carbon
C-to-C
cassette-to-cassette
Ca
calcium
CA
CIM architecture
CAA
CIM applications architecture
CAB
Competitive Analysis Benchmarking
CAD
computer-aided design
CADT
control application development tool
CAE
computer-aided engineering
CAF
controlled ambient facility
CAG
Competitive Analysis Group
CAI
computer-assisted instruction
CALS
Computer-Aided Logistics Support (Air Force Program)
CAM
computer-aided manufacturing
CAPS
computer-assisted problem solving
CAR
computer-aided research
CARRI
computerized assessment of relative risk impacts
CASE
computer-aided software engineering; computer-aided systems engineering
CAT
computer-aided testing
CAW
Construction Analysis Workgroup
CAWC
cryogenic aerosol wafer cleaning
Cb
columbian
CBGA
ceramic ball grid array
CBS
chemical bottle storage area
CBT
computer-based training
CC
chip carrier; cluster controller
CCC
ceramic chip carrier
CCD
charge-coupled device
CCSL
compatible current-sinking logic
CCW
counter clockwise
Cd
cadmium
CD
critical dimension
CDO
controlled decomposition/oxidation
CD/OL
critical dimension overlay
CDA
clean dry air
CDE
chemical downstream etch
CDEM
Customer Delivery Enterprise Model
CDI
collector-diffusion isolation
CDM
Common Device Model for SAB
CDR
chemical distribution room
CD-ROM
compact disk read-only memory
Ce
cerium
CE
capillary electrophoresis
CEC
cell evaluation chip
CEE
control execution environment
CEM
continuous emissions monitoring
CEPT
COMETS Equipment Performance Tracking
CER-DIP
ceramic dual in-line package
Cf
californium
CFA
component failure analysis
CFC
chlorofluorocarbon
CFD
computational fluid dynamics
CFI
CAD Framework Initiative
CFM
contamination-free manufacturing
CFMRC
Contamination-Free Manufacturing Research Center
CGA
Compressed Gas Association
CHR
communication history report
CI
confidence interval
CIC
cleanroom interface chamber
CID
charge-injection device
CIE
computer-integrated engineering
CIM
computer-integrated manufacturing
CIM-OSA
computer-integrated manufacturing-open systems architecture (ESPRIT program)
CIP
Continuous Improvement Program
CIS
Center for Integrated Systems
CISC
complex instruction set computer
Cl
chlorine
CLC
cancel lot cycle
CLCC
ceramic leaded chip carrier
CLIC
closed-loop intensity control
Cm
curium
CM
configuration management; cassette module
CMC
cassette module controller
CML
current mode logic
CMM
capability maturity model
CMOS
complementary metal-oxide semiconductor
CMP
chemical mechanical polishing
CMR
common-mode rejection ratio; cancel move request
CMS
coordinate measuring system
CMUG
Cost Modeling Users Group
CNC
computer numerical control; condensation nucleus counter
CNS
central nervous system
Co
cobalt
COB
chip-on-board
COC
cost of consumables
CODEC
coder-decoder
COGS
cost of goods sold
COED
computer optimized experimental design
COO
chief operating officer; cost of ownership
COOL
Cost of Ownership Luminator (Wright, Williams, & Kelly)
CORBA
common object request broker architecture
CORE
composite object reference
COSS
common object services specification
COT
customer-owned tooling
CoV
coefficient of variance
Cp
process capability
CP
chip place
CPD
concurrent product development
Cpk
process capability index
CP/M
computer program/maintenance
CPE
communications, participation, and education program
CPGA
ceramic pin grid array
CPU
central processing unit
CQFP
ceramic quad flat pack
CQN
closed-queuing network
Cr
chromium
CRADA
cooperative research and development agreement
CRC
cyclic redundancy check
CRM
cost/resource model
CRT
cathode ray tube
Cs
cesium
CSA
CIM systems architecture
CSE
control systems engineering department
CSF
critical success factor
CSL
current-steering logic
CSMA/CD
carrier-sense, multiple-access/collision detection
CSP
chip scale package
CSPED
concurrent semiconductor production and equipment development
CST
CIM systems technology
CSTR
continuous stirred tank reactor
CSV
comma-separated variable
CT
cycle time
CTC
cluster tool controller
CTE
coefficient of thermal expansion
CTI
cycle time improvement
CTL
complementary transistor logic
CTMC
cluster tool modular communications
Cu
copper
CUB
central utility building
CUBES
capacity utilization bottleneck efficiency system
CUI
common user interface
CUSUM
cumulative sum
CV
capacitance-to-voltage
CVC
chemical vapor cleaning
CVCM
collected volatile condensable materials
CVD
chemical vapor deposition
CW
continuous wave; clockwise
CYM
cycle model
Cz
Czochralski process