The answers to Circuit Cellar’s May electronics engineering crossword puzzle are now available.
Across
1. MOSIPROTOCOL—Adds a state indicating ownership [two words]
3. SPECTROMETER—Measures wavelengths
8. SHELL—Protects an operating system’s kernel
10. CHARGE—Q
12. ASSIGN—A FORTRAN control statement
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13. HALL—American physicist (1855–1938) who had an “effect” [two words]
15. FIELDPROGRAMMABLE—Configurable after purchase [two words]
17. MOUNTPOINT—In a Linux system, create this first to access the queue [two words]
19. CORDIC—Calculate digit by digit
20. MEISSNEREFFECT—Flux jumping [two words]
Down
2. INTERPROCESSCOMMUNICATION—Data exchanging method [two words]
4. SQUIRRELCAGE—Commonly used in asynchronous motors [two words]
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5. DEGLITCHER—Type of delay circuit, serves as a pulse generator
6. MERCURYARC—Emits bright bluish-green light [two words]
7. BALLGRIDARRAY—Packages ICs [three words]
9. THREADEDCODE—A compiler technique [two words]
11. DARAF—Unit of elastance
14. AMPEREHOUR—3,600 coulombs [two words]
16. RIPPLE—Unwanted undulation
18. NIXIE—Used for numeric display
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