See CVD . A performance node is a control parameter which has limited influence on reliability but which does impact the yield, productivity, or other set of economic indices associated with the product or technology. See control parameter , critical node , and characterization node . The result is a Intersil product that meets all performance specifications with the greatest possible yield. G rid A rray.
Name derives from the array of pins at the bottom of the package.
The pins go through holes on a printed circuit board. G eneration Tape . Computerized instructions used to build photomasks. Lithographic techniques involving light as the pattern transfer medium. See lithography .