Working in making electronics products means you will have to use a lot of acronyms. We love the hardware lingo but you may get lost in it so we have put a shortlist of the main acronyms. Hardware is a little less hard once you can understand its language.
⚙️ Engineering
- NPD: New Product Development
- NPI: New Product Introduction
- PD: Product Development
- PRD: Product Requirement Document
- RFQ: Request For Quotation
- SOW: Statement Of Work
- T&C: Terms & Conditions
- REV: Revision
- REQ: Requirement
- EE: Electrical Engineering
- ME: Mechanical Engineering
- PV: Product Validation
- DFM: Design For Manufacturing
- R&D: Research & Development
- CAD: Computer Aided Design
- SCHE: Schematics Diagram
- CMF: Colour, Material, Finishing requirements
- IoT: Internet of Things
- PCB: Printed Circuit Board
- PCBA: Printed Circuit Board Assembly
- SoC: System on Chip
- RFID: Radio Frequency Identification
- EVT: Engineering Validation Test
- DVT: Design Validation Test
- PVT: Production Validation Test
- PLM: Product Lifecycle Management
- EOL: End Of Life
- OOO: Out Of Specifications
- ROI: Return On Investment
- IP: Intellectual Property
🏭 Manufacturing
- BOM: Bill Of Materials
- eBOM: Engineering Bill Of Materials
- EMS: Electronic Manufacturing Service
- ODM: Original Design Manufacturer
- OEM: Original Equipment Manufacturer
- CM: Contract Manufacturer
- JIT: Just In Time
- OTD: On-Time Delivery
- KPI: Key Performance Indicator
- SOP: Standard Operating Procedure
- OTS: Off-The-Shelf
- PP: Pre Production
- MP: Mass Production
- L/T: Lead Time
- TTM: Time To Market
- COGS: Cost Of Goods Sold
- SKU: Stock Keeping Unit
- L/C: Letter of Credit
- ICs: Integrated Circuits
- SMT: Surface Mount Technology
- BGA: Ball Grid Array component
- DIP: Dual Inline Package
- SPI: Solder Paster Inspection
- AOI: Automated Optical Inspection
- AXI: X-Ray Inspection
- FCT: Functional Test
- FATP: Final Assembly, Test & Pack
- QC: Quality Control
- iQC: Incoming Quality Control
- IPQC: In-Process Quality Control
- OQC: Outgoing Quality Control
- QA: Quality Assurance
- ATP: Acceptance Test Plan
- AQL: Accepted Quality Limit
- SQL: Statistical Quality Control
- SCM: Supply Chain Management
- RMA: Return Merchandise Authorization
📦 Logistics
- B/L: Bill of Lading
- POL: Port of Loading
- POD: Port of Delivery
- LCL: Less than Container Load
- FCL: Full Container Load
- EXW: Ex-Works (Incoterms)
- FCA: Free Carrier (Incoterms)
- DDP: Delivery Duty Paid (Incoterms)
- CBM: Cubic Meter
- GW: Gross Weight
- NW: Net Weight
- CI: Commercial Invoice
- P/L: Packing List
- EMS: Enhanced Messaging Service
