41978 AMD RS690M Databook 3.06
© 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
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Proprietary
Conventions and Notations
JTAG
Joint Test Access Group. An IEEE standard.
LVDS
Low Voltage Differential Signaling
MB
Mega Byte
MPEG
Motion Pictures Experts Group. Refers to compressed video image streams in either MPEG-1
or MPEG-2 formats.
NTSC
National Television Standards Committee. The standard definition TV system used in North
America and other areas.
PAL
Phase Alternate Line. The standard definition TV system used in Europe and other areas.
PCI
Peripheral Component Interface
PCI-E
PCI Express
PCMCIA
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association. It is also the name of a standard
for PC peripherals promoted by the Association.
PLL
Phase Locked Loop
POST
Power On Self Test
PD
Pull-down Resistor
PU
Pull-up Resistor
ROP
Raster Operation
SDRAM
Synchronous Dynamic RAM
TMDS
Transition Minimized Differential Signaling
UMA
Unified Memory Architecture
UV
Chrominance (also CrCb). Corresponds to the color of a pixel.
UXGA
Ultra Extended Graphics Array
VBI
Vertical Blank Interval
VESA
Video Electronics Standards Association
VGA
Video Graphics Adapter
VRM
Voltage Regulation Module
Table 1-3 Acronyms and Abbreviations (Continued)
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