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348 Understanding Smart SensorsTDMATEDSTEMTIITiN/TiSi 2TiWTMAHToxTPUTTPUARTtime division multiple access; a technique that assigns eachsubscriber desiring service a different time slot on a givenfrequency. Signal compression is achieved by running atvery high frequencies. Each user can then deliver the fixedpacket message in a brief burst of time, thereby increasingthe capacity of the system.transducer electronic data sheet; a machine-readable specificationof the characteristics of the transducer interfacedefined in the IEEE 1451 standardtransverse electromagnetic modetransducer-independent interface; a 10-wire digital communicationinterface defined in IEEE 1451 standard thatallows an NCAP or host to obtain sensor readings or actuatoractions as well as request TEDS datatitanium nickel/titanium silicontitanium tungstentetramethylammonium hydroxidethermal oxide layertime processor unittime-triggered protocoluniversal asynchronous receiver transmitterULSI ultra large scale integration; a chip with over 1,000,000componentsUPCUSBVANVAVVCOVFDuniversal product codeuniversal serial busvehicle area networkvariable air volumevoltage-controlled oscillator; an oscillator whose outputfrequency varies with an applied dc control voltagevacuum fluorescent display