The answers to Circuit Cellar’s July electronics engineering crossword puzzle are now available.
Across
3. CRAY—Seattle, WA-based supercomputer company founded in the 1970s
5. SUPERSTATE—A subprogram common to several states [two words]
7. ONESCOMPLIANT—Inverted bits’ value [two words]
11. BACKPLANE—Lacks processing and storage
13. FALSECLOCK—Locks on an incorrect frequency [two words]
15. TERNARY—This signal is capable of taking on one of three conditions
16. BLUMLEIN—Known for advancements in telecommunications and radar
17. JABBER—XML messaging protocol (hint: prior to 2000)
18. DIRECTCURRENT—Zero frequency [two words]
20. SERIALTRANSFER—Moves data bit by bit [two words]
Down
1. LYAPUNOV—Theory applies input-to-state (ISS) to systems with inputs
2. LOWFREQUENCYOSCILLATOR—Produces a frequency below approximately 20 Hz [three words]
4. HASHING—Security method
6. SIGNIFICAND—aka, mantissa
8. THYRISTOR—They have a four-layer N- and P-type construction
9. HALFADDER—Combines two single binary digits [two words]
10. DARKTRACE—A type of direct-view bistable storage tube [two words]
12. FARADAYCAGE—Electric field-buffer [two words]
14. SYMMETRIC—Uses the same key to code and decode
19. KAHAN—Helped create the IEEE 754 floating-point computation specification
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