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D/A
digital to analog
DAC
digital-to-analog converter
DARPA
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (now ARPA)
DAS
direct absorption spectroscopy
DASSL
differential algebraic system solver
D/B
die bonding
dBa
adjusted decibel
DBMS
database management system
DC
direct current
DCA
direct chip attachment
DCATS
double-contained acid transfer system
DCCF
discounted cumulative cash flow
DCE
distributed computer environment
DCG
domain coordination group
DCL
digital command language; display communication log
DCS
dichlorosilane
DDL
device description language
DDMS
defect data management system
DEDS
discrete event dynamic simulation
DES
data encryption standard; display equipment status
DF
Darkfield
DfESH
Design for Environment, Safety, and Health
DFLP
design for low power
DFM
design for manufacturability
DFR
design for reliability
DFT
design for testability; design for test
DHF
dilute hydrofluoric acid
DI
deionized; dielectric isolation
D/I
develop inspect
DIC
differential interference contrast
DICE
DARPA Initiative in Concurrent Engineering
DIL
dual inline
DIP
dual inline package
DLBI
device level burn-in
DLOC
developed source lines of code
DLS
display lot status
DLT
device level test
DLTS
deep level transient spectroscopy
DM
defect management
DMA
direct memory access; dynamic mechanical analysis
DMH
display message helps
DML
data manipulation language; display message log
DMM
digital multimeter
DMOS
diffused metal-oxide semiconductor
DMR
display move requests
DMS
Data Management Standard
DPS
display process status
DO
dynamic optimization
DOA
dead-on alignment
DOAS
differential optical absorption spectroscopy
DOE
design of experiments
DOF
depth of field; depth of focus
DOP
dioctylphthalate
DOS
disk operating system
DOTS
digital-optical technology system
DPA
destructive physical analysis
DPI
dots per inch
DPM
digital panel meter
DPSRAM
dual-port static random access memory
DRAM
dynamic random access memory
DRAPAC
Design Rule and Process Architecture Council
DRC
design rule check
DRE
destruction removal efficiency
DRIFTS
diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy
DRT
defect review tool
DSA
display system activity
DSC
differential scanning calorimetry
DSF
dead space free
DSMC
direct simulation Monte Carlo
DSP
differential signal processing; digital signal processing
DSS
display stocker status
DSQ
downstream quartz
DSW
direct step-on-wafer
DT
dynamic test
DTA
differential thermal analysis
DTC
direct thermocouple control
DTL
diode transistor logic
DTM
defect test monitor; delay time multiplier; device test module;digital terrain map
DTMPN
defect test monitor phase number
DUF
diffusion under epitaxial film
DUT
device under test
DUV
deep ultraviolet
DV
design verification
DVER
design rule verification
DVI
digital video interactive
DVM
digital voltmeter
DVS
display vehicle status
DWG
domain work group
Dy
dysprosium