MA334Q Electronics Components (renamed)

CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS SERIES
2007

MA334Q — SEMICONDUCTORS, ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS,
AND SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT
DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

1. Scope of survey

Your figure should include —

This survey covers the manufacture of semi-conductors,
printed circuit boards, connectors, capacitors, and other
electronic components (except relays) and semiconductor machinery in the United States.

Electronic components parts (integrated microcircuits,
transistors, diodes, rectifiers, capacitors, resistors,
coils, transformers, connectors, filters, etc.)
(See Reference List for complete list of products collected
on this survey.)

2. Figures to be reported
Companies with more than one establishment
manufacturing the products covered by this survey are
requested to complete a separate report form for each
location. If you have not received a separate form for
each of your establishments, please call the contact
shown on the report form or write to the U.S. Census
Bureau for additional forms.

but exclude —
Electric wiring devices should be reported on survey
MA335K, "Wiring Devices and Supplies."

a. Value of Shipments
The figures on value of shipments should include the
physical shipments of all products sold, transferred to
other establishments within your company, or shipped on
consignment, whether for domestic or export sale. The
value represents the net sales price, f.o.b. plant, to the
customer or branch to which the products are shipped,
net of discounts, allowances, freight charges and returns.
Shipments to your own branches should be assigned the
same value as comparable sales to unaffiliated
customers, i.e., the value includes an appropriate
allocation of company overhead and profit. Products
bought and resold without further manufacture should not
be included in shipments. The quantity of shipments is no
longer collected.

Home entertainment electronic equipment, such as
home and automobile radio receivers, television
receivers, phonographs, hi-fidelity components,
consumer audio and video tape recorders, loudspeakers, microphones, ear phones, phonograph
cartridges, and public address systems should be
reported on survey MA334M, “Consumer Electronics.”
Analytical and optical instruments should be reported
in MA334A, “Electromedical Equipment and Analytical
Instructions.”
Industrial process control instruments should be
reported in MA334C, “Control Instruments.”
Aeronautical, nautical, and navigational instruments
should be reported in MA334D, “Defense,
Navigational, and Aerospace Electronics.”
Physical properties testing and nuclear radiation,
detection, and monitoring instruments should be
reported in MA334T, “Meters and Test Devices.”

Shipments should include the following —
Private brand units as well as your own company
brand units

b. Research and development

Leased machines and equipment — For products leased
or rented by your company, report the number and
estimated value. The estimate should approximate
the value of the products sold outright. If no such basis
is available, you may use the valuation placed on
these items for tax, insurance, or similar purposes.

Dollar shipments should reflect income from development, design, and engineering services performed by the
reporting plant in connection with the manufacture of the
products shipped, whether included in a single production
contract, or contracted for separately, but intended as
preparation for the manufacture of the specific products.

Do not include the following —
Products manufactured for you by others
Imports which are reshipped without further domestic
manufacture.

Other income from research and development on a
contract or fee basis should be reported separately
following the appropriate subitem under the section
headed “Selected Nonmanufacturing Revenues” (Item
codes 9930-9952).

USCENSUSBUREAU

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DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS — Continued

c. Columnar structure of report
When entering your figures on the report form, please
be sure to report the information in the correct columns
as follows:
Column 1 — Quantity, no longer collected
Column 2 — Value (report shipments in thousands
of dollars. Example: $1,000,000, report
as $1,000)
3. Definitions
The product detail for this survey, as shown in the
Reference List, is defined according to standard
nomenclature for this industry.

Klystron — A velocity-modulated tube comprising an
input resonator, a drift space, and one or more
intermediate or output resonators separated by
appropriate drift spaces.
Amplifier — A klystron with two or more cavities
uncoupled except by the beam, designed primarily for
power amplification or generation. Also called power
klystron.
Reflex — A single-resonator oscillator klystron in which
the electron beam is reversed by a negative electrode
so that it passes twice through the resonator, thus
providing feedback.
Magnetron — A two-electrode electron tube with a
resonant anode structure in which the flow of electrons
to the anode is controlled by a combination of crossed
steady electric and magnetic fields in such a way as to
produce microwave output.

SEMICONDUCTOR MACHINERY (Item codes 5201–
5229)—This industry is comprised of establishments
engaging in the manufacturing of wafer processing
equipment, semiconductor assembly and packaging
equipment, and other semiconductor making machinery.
TRANSMITTING, INDUSTRIAL, AND SPECIAL
PURPOSE ELECTRON TUBES (Item codes 5747–6020)—
Power and special purpose tubes include:
High vacuum tube — An electronic device in which
conduction by electrons takes place through a vacuum
within a sealed container and which is used for
amplification, generation, control, or conversion of
electromagnetic energy.
Triode — A three-electrode tube whose defining
elements are a cathode for the emission of electrons, an
anode for the collection of said electrons, and an interinterspersed grid for controlling or regulating the number
of electrons (current) that flow between cathode and
anode.
Diode — An electron tube whose defining elements are
a cathode for the emission of electrons, and an anode
for the collection of said electrons.
Anode — The positive electrode through which a
principal stream of electrons leaves the interelectrode
space in an electron tube.

Tunable — A magnetron that can be tuned over a range
of frequencies by electronic or mechanical means.
Traveling wave tube (TWT) — An electron tube in which
a stream of electrons interacts continuously or
repeatedly with a guided electromagnetic wave moving
substantially in synchronism with it, and in such a way
that there is a net transfer of energy from the stream to
the wave.
Forward wave—A wave whose group velocity is in the
same direction as the electron in stream motion.
Continuous wave (CW)—A mode of operation in which
the RF output energy is not interrupted.
Pulsed power—The mode of operation in which an RF
source is successfully turned on and off to provide
repetitive pulses of high RF power.
Backward wave—A wave whose group velocity is
opposite to the direction of electron stream motion.
Camera tube — A tube for conversion of an optical
image into an electrical signal.

Gas and vapor tube — An electron tube in which the
contained gas or vapor performs the primary role in the
operation of the tube.
Thyratron — A hot cathode gas tube in which one or
more control electrodes initiate but do not limit the
anode current except under certain operating conditions.
Microwave tube — An electron tube designed for
operation at wavelengths in the range of about 30 to 0.1
cm.

Photoemissive — Consists of a glass or quartz tube
con- taining two electrodes, of which the cathode is
coated with a layer of photosensitive material; under the
action of the light, this layer emits electrons which
establish conductibility between the electrodes and are
collected on the anode. Also called photoemissive cell.
Image intensifier—An electronic tube in which an image
projected on to a photoemissive surface

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3. Definitions — Continued

single semiconductor substrate with at least one of the
elements formed within the substrate.

TRANSMITTING, INDUSTRIAL, AND SPECIAL
PURPOSE ELECTRON TUBES (Item codes 5747—6020)
— Continued
produces a corresponding intensive image on a
luminescent surface.

Bipolar IC — Semiconductor device used mostly as
logic circuits.
Transistor-transistor logic (TTL) — A kind of bipolar
circuit logic which takes its name from the way the
basic transistor components are interconnected.

Image converter—An electron tube reproduces on its
fluorescent screen an image of the optical image or
other irradiation pattern incident on its photosensitive
surface.

Current-mode logic (CML) or emitter-coupled logic
(ECL) — Logic in which transistors operate in the
unsaturated mode as distinguished from most other
logic types which operate in the saturation region. Has
very fast switching speeds and low logic swings.

Photomultiplier—Photosensitive vacuum tubes
comprising a photoemissive cathode and an electron
multiplier.

Integrated injection logic (IIL) — It is made with a five
mask process without the need for current source and
load resistors, and can handle digital and analog
functions on a single chip.

Storage tube—An electron tube into which information
can be introduced and read at a later time.
Cathode ray tube (CRT)—A display device in which
controlled electron beams are used to present
alphanumeric or graphical data on an electroluminescent screen.

Microprocessor — An integrated circuit capable of:
1. operation on coded instructions,
2. carrying out, in accordance with the instructions, all of:

Special display device — A CRT that forms
alphanumeric and symbolic characters on its screen for
viewing or recording purposes.

(a) the acceptance of coded data for processing and/or
storage,

CATHODE-RAY PICTURE TUBE (Item code 6005)—A
cathode ray tube (CRT) used for display purposes to
produce an image by varying the electron beam intensity
as the beam or beams is deflected to form a prescribed
raster.

(b) arithmetic and logical operations on the input data
together with any relevant data stored in the internal
registers of the microprocessor integrated circuit and/or
in external memories,
(c) the delivery of coded data.

RECEIVING TYPE ELECTRON TUBE (Item code 6015)—
An electron device used in old time receiving sets in
which conduction of electricity is provided by electrons
moving through a vacuum of gaseous medium within a
gastight envelope.

3. accepting and/or delivering signals controlling and/or
describing the operation or state of the microprocessor
integrated circuit.

INTEGRATED MICROCIRCUIT PACKAGES
(Item codes 6214—6300)

Memory — An integrated circuit consisting of memory cells
and usually including associated circuits such as those for
address selection and amplification.

Integrated circuit (IC) — A microcircuit consisting
exclusively of elements formed in situ on or within a
single semiconductor substrate, with at least one of the
elements formed within the substrate.
Hybrid microcircuit — A microcircuit consisting of
elements that are a combination of one or both of
these with discrete parts.
Monolithic IC — An integrated circuit consisting
exclusively of elements formed in situ on or within a

Random access memory (RAM) — A memory in which
access to all storage data can be achieved in essentially
the same time, independent of the location. In a multipart
memory, this term refers to that portion of the array which
contains the memory cell array and its drivers, sense
amplifiers, and control circuitry associated with the normal
random access data port.
Read only memory (ROM) — A memory in which the
contents are not intended to be altered during normal
operation.

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3. Definitions — Continued

DIODES and RECTIFIERS (Item code 6317)

INTEGRATED MICROCIRCUIT PACKAGES (Item codes
6214—6300) — Continued

Diode—A semiconductor device having two electrodes
and exhibiting a nonlinear voltage-current characteristic,
used for detection, rectification, switching, etc.

Metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) IC — A
subcategory of MIS, in which the insulator employed
is an oxide of the semiconductor substrate material.
The term MOS is often misused to include other
categories of insulated- gate technology such as MIS,
MNS, and silicon gate (SIS).

Semiconductor rectifier diode—A semiconductor
device that has two electrodes, exhibits an
asymmetrical voltage-current characteristic, and is
used for current and voltage rectification.
Zener Diode—Alternative name used for voltagereference diode or the voltage regulator diode.

MOS memory—A memory using a semiconductor
circuit; generally used in high speed buffer memory
and ROM.

Voltage reference diode—A diode that is normal
biased to operate in the breakdown region of its
voltage-current characteristic and that develops
across its terminal a reference voltage of specific
accuracy when biased to operate throughout a
specified current and temperature range.

Dynamic random access memory (DRAM)— These
devices are made using dynamic RAM circuit
configuration that have data storage that must be
refreshed periodically. Also, a read/write memory in
which the cell requires the repetitive application of
control signals generated inside or outside the
integrated circuit in order to retain stored data.
Static random access memory (SRAM)—A read/write
memory in which the data is retained in the absence
of control circuits generated inside or outside the
integrated circuit.
Metal-oxide silicon read-only memory (MOSROM)—A
ROM storage medium that employs metal-oxide
silicon transistor (MOST) cells to store binary 1s and
0s.
Erasable programmable ROM (EPROM)—A
reprogrammable read-only memory in which all cells
may be simultaneously erased using ultraviolet light
and in which each cell may be reprogrammed
electrically.

Selenium rectifier—A device whose essential
characteristics are governed by the flow of charge
carried within a semiconductor.
SEMICONDUCTORS (Item codes 6328–6499)
Semiconductor device—A device whose essential
characteristics are governed by the flow of charge
carried within a semiconductor.
Solar cell—A photoelectric cell used to convert the
radiant energy of the sun into electric power.

Electrically erasable programmable ROM
(EEPROM)— A reprogrammable read-only memory in
which cells may be erased electrically and in which
each cell may be reprogrammed electrically.

Photovoltaic module—A photovoltaic device for
generating electricity that is packaged for electrical
interface with other electrical equipment.
Light-emitting diode (LED)—A diode capable of
emitting luminous energy resulting from the
recombination of electrons and holes.

TRANSISTORS (Item code 6305)
Transistor—A semiconductor device capable of
providing power amplification and having three or more
electrodes.

Photodiode—A semiconductor diode in which the
reverse current varies with illumination.

Signal transistor—Device capable of being used up to
half a watt.
Power transistor—Device capable of being used at
high power ratings.

Rectifier—A device that converts alternating current into
a current having a large unidirectional component, such
as gas tube, metallic rectifier, semiconductor diode, or
vacuum tube.

Photovoltaic cell—Converts light directly into electrical
energy without the need for an external source of
current. Used mainly in luxmeters and exposure
meters.

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3. Definitions — Continued
SEMICONDUCTORS (Item codes 6328–6499)—Continued

Ceramic dielectric capacitor—A capacitor whose
dielectric is a ceramic material such as steatite or
barium titanate, the composition of which can be varied
to give a wide range of temperature coefficients.

Semiconductor device — Continued
Thyristor—A bistable semiconductor device that
comprises three or more junctions and can be switched
from the off state to the on state or vice versa. NOTE:
The term thyristor is used as a generic term to cover the
whole range of pnpn-type switches. It may be used by
itself for any member of the thyristor family when such
use does not result in ambiguity or misunderstanding. In
particular, the abbreviated term “thyristor” is widely used
for the reverse-blocking triode thyristor alternately called
“silicon controlled rectifier” or “semiconductor controlled
rectifier.”
Chip — A separated part (or whole) of a wafer intended
to perform a function or functions in a device. Wafer—A
slice or flat disk, either of semiconductor material or of
such a material deposited on a substrate, in which one or
more circuits or devices are simultaneously processed
and that subsequently may be separated into chips.
CAPACITORS (Item codes 6767—6797)
Capacitor—A device consisting essentially of two
conducting surfaces separated by a dielectric material such
as air, paper, mica, ceramic, glass, or Mylar. A capacitor
stores electric energy, blocks the flow of direct current, and
permits the flow of alternating current to a degree
dependent on its capacitance and frequency. This includes
the following:

Mica dielectric capacitor—A fixed capacitor that uses
mica sheets as the dielectric.
Variable capacitor—A capacitor whose capacitance can
be varied by moving one set of metal plates with respect
to another.
RESISTORS (Item codes 6885—6896)
Resistor—A device designed intentionally to have a
definite amount of electrical resistance. Used in circuits to
limit current flow or to provide a voltage drop. This
includes the following:
Fixed carbon resistor—A resistor that has no provision
for varying its resistance value and consisting of
particles mixed with a binder, usually molded into a
cylindrical shape, and baked.
Variable resistor—A resistor whose value may be
changed readily by means of a control knob to control
the current in a circuit. It has one fixed terminal and one
that is connected to the sliding or rolling contact. Also
called a rheostat.
Wirewound resistor—A resistor employing as the
resistance element a length of high-resistance wire or
ribbon, usually Nichrome, wound on an insulating form.
Potentiometer—Resistor having a continuously
adjustable sliding contact that is generally mounted on a
rotating shaft. Used chiefly as a voltage divider.

Fixed capacitor—A capacitor having a definite
capacitance value that cannot be adjusted.
Paper capacitor—A fixed capacitor consisting of two
strips of metal foil separated by oiled or waxed paper or
other insulating material, and commonly rolled together in
compact tubular or other form.
Metallized paper capacitor—A paper capacitor in which a
film of metal is deposited directly on the insulating paper
to serve in place of a separate foil strip.

Varistor—A two-electrode semiconductor device having
a voltage-dependent non linear resistance. Resistance
drops as the applied voltage is increased.
Thermistor—A bolometer that makes use of the change
in resistivity of a semiconductor with change in
temperature.
COILS, TRANSFORMERS, REACTORS, AND CHOKES
FOR ELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS (Item code 6967)

Dual (film/paper) dielectric capacitor—A dielectric (a
material that can serve as an insulator because it has
poor electric conductivity) plastic film and paper is used
between metal-foil plates of a capacitor to separate the
plates electrically and store electric energy.

Coil—A number of turns a wire used to introduce
inductance into an electric circuit, to produce magnetic
flux, or to react mechanically to a changing magnetic flux.

Tantalum electrolytic capacitor—An electrolytic capacitor
that uses tantalum in the form of foil or a sintered slug as
the anode, in an acid base electrolyte.
Aluminum electrolytic capacitor—An electrolytic
capacitor that uses plain or etched aluminum foil for both
electrodes.

Radio frequency (RF) coil—A coil having one
continuous untapped winding, specifically designed to
furnish inductive reactance for tuning purposes in a
circuit carrying radio frequency (RF) current.
Toroidal winding—One or more turns of wire wound on
a doughnut-shape core forming a continuous coil

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COILS, TRANSFORMERS, REACTORS, AND CHOKES
FOR ELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS (Item code 6967) Continued
for a transformer, relay, rotating machine, or other
electrical device.
Transformer—A component consisting of two or more
coils that are coupled together by magnetic induction.
Used to transfer electric energy from one or more
circuits without change in frequency but usually with
changed values of voltage and current.
Audio transformer or audio frequency (AF)
transformer —An iron-core transformer used for
coupling between AF circuits.

Mechanical filter—A filter designed to separate
mechanical waves of different frequencies.
Radio frequency interference/electromagnetic
interference (RFI/EM) control filter—A filter designed
to separate unwanted interference of electromagnetic
radiation of radio frequency signals into operating
circuits.
Electronic wave filter — A transducer for separating
waves on the basis of their frequency.
PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES (Item code 7187)
Piezoelectric device—A device having the ability to
generate a voltage when mechanical force is applied, or
producing a mechanical force when a voltage is applied.
This includes the following:

Filament transformer—A small transformer used
exclusively to supply filament or heater current for one
or more electron tubes.

Oscillator crystal—A quartz crystal that has been cut
and polished and which is used to generate a
reference frequency in various types of instruments.

Pulse transformer—A transformer capable of
operating over a wide range of frequencies, used to
transfer nonsinusoidal pulses without materially
changing their wave-forms.

Crystal oscillator—An oscillator in which the principal
frequency-determining factor is the mechanical
resonance of a piezoelectric crystal.

lntermediate-frequency (IF) transformer—The
transformer used at the input and output of each IF
amplifier stage in a superheterodyne receiver for
coupling purposes and to provide selectivity.
Reactor—A device that introduces either inductive or
capacitive reactance into circuits, such as a coil or
capacitor.
Choke—An inductance used in a circuit to present a
high impedance to frequencies above a specified
frequency range without appreciably limiting the flow of
direct current.
Radio frequency (RF) choke—An RF coil designed
and used specifically to block the flow of RF current
while passing lower frequencies or direct current.
CONNECTORS (Item codes 7007—7087)—A complete
electric connecting device, consisting of a mating plug
and receptacle for cables, or of mechanically mating
flanges for waveguides.
CRYSTALS, FILTERS, PIEZOELECTRIC, AND OTHER
RELATED DEVICES (Item Codes 7153—7189)
FILTERS (Item code 7153)

Crystal filter—A electric wave filter employing
piezoelectric crystals for its reactive elements.
Crystal blank—The result of the final cutting operation
on a natural crystal.
TRANSDUCERS (Item codes 8402—8599)
Transducer—A device that converts energy from one
form to another, as from acoustic energy to electric or
mechanical energy.
Electroacoustic transducer—A transducer for
receiving waves and delivering waves to an acoustic
system, or vice versa.
Electromechanical transducer—A transducer for
receiving waves from an electric system and delivering
waves to a mechanical system, or vice versa.
Thermoelectric device—A generic term for
thermoelectric heat pumps (a device that transfers
thermal energy from one body to another by the direct
interaction of an electric current and heat flow) and
thermoelectric generators (a device that converts
thermal energy into electric energy by direct
interaction of a heat flow and the charge carried in
electric circuit which requires the existence of a
temperature difference in the electric circuit).

Filter — A selective that transmits a desired range of
matter or energy while substantially attenuating all other
ranges. This includes the following:

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terrestrial/satellite navigation, CATV, pagers,
smoke/intrusion detectors.

PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD (Item codes 8602—8639) —
An insulating board serving as a base for a printed
circuit. It may include printed components as well as
printed wiring, completely processed as far as the
printed portion is concerned.

Industrial process control board assemblies—End
use includes: controllers, nuclear reactors, inspection
and test, energy management, pollution monitoring,
temperature controls, geophysical, meteorological,
particle escalators, robotics, semiconductor testing.

SWITCHES (Item code 8739)
Instrumentation printed board assemblies, except
industrial process—End use includes: test and
measurement, oscilloscopes, field recorders, ATE,
auto diagnostics, medical instrumentation, diagnostics, therapeutics, radiology, chronomotagraphs,
spectrophotometers, electromechanical analyzers,
lasers, avionics instrumentation.

Switch (electronic)—An electronic device that directs
the flow of electrical or optical signals from one side to
the other. This includes the following:
Toggle switch—A small switch that is operated by
manipulation of a projecting lever that is combined
with a spring to provide a snap action for opening or
closing a circuit quickly.

Search and detection printed board assemblies—End
use includes: radar tracking, guidance control,
airborne/marine ground military communication,
electronic warfare, jammers, warning receivers,
electro-optics, sonar system surface, sonar subsurface.

Slide switch—A switch that is actuated by sliding a
button, bar, or knob.
Rotary selector switch—A switch that is operated by
rotating its shaft.

Consumer electronics printed board assemblies—
End use includes: radios, television, audio equipment,
musical instruments, video players, electronic games,
garage door openers, home appliances, watches,
clocks, personal electronics, cameras.

Keyboard switch—A primary switch on various control
panels which when pressed or activated will cause the
first part or step of a program cycle or a procedure to
begin
Pushbutton—A master switch that is operated by
finger pressure on the end of an operating button.

Other electronics printed board assemblies—End use
includes: Calculators, copying machines, cash
registers, electronic gaming, gas pump meters, pointof-sale terminals, and plotter controllers.

Snap-action switch—A switch that responds to very
small movements of its actuating button or lever, and
changes rapidly and positively from one contact
position to the other. Also called a sensitive switch.

MICROWAVE COMPONENTS AND DEVICES
(Item codes 8805—8859)—This includes the following:

Thumbwheel switch—A rigid circular ring type switch
actuated by finger pressure on a control panel.

Attenuator—An arrangement of fixed and variable
resistive elements used to reduce the strength of an
RF or AF signal by a desired adjustable amount
without introducing appreciable distortion.

PRINTED CIRCUIT ASSEMBLY (Item codes 8740—
8799)
—Loaded circuit boards and board assemblies for
replacement, upgrade, further assembly, or installation
in another computer system (including single board
computers), by electronics manufacturing services
providers/contract assembly companies.

Cavity—A resonator formed by a volume of
propagating medium bounded by reflecting surfaces.
Coupler—A component used to transfer energy from
one circuit to another.

Computer and peripheral printed board assemblies—
End use includes: mini-computers, business,
personal, mainframes, laptops, key and non-key input,
printers, plotters, CRT terminals.
Communications printed board assemblies—End use
includes: central office switching equipment
transmitters, airborne radio, facsimiles, voice
recognition, voice output, modems, carrier inter-faces,
LAN'S, land mobile, amateur radio, fixed station,
microwave, TV broadcast, radio broadcast,

Coaxial switch—A switch used with and designed to
simulate the critical electric properties of coaxial
conductors.
Waveguide switch—A switch designed for
mechanically positioning a waveguide section so as to
couple it to one of several other sections in a
waveguide system.

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MICROWAVE COMPONENTS AND DEVICES - Continued
(Item codes 8805—8859)—This includes the following:
Rigid waveguide—An inflexible rectangular or circular
metal pipe having a predetermined cross-section,
specifically designed to guide or conduct highfrequency electromagnetic waves through its interior, or
any other equivalent system of material boundaries
capable of guiding waves.
Flexible waveguide—A waveguide that can be bent or
twisted without appreciably changing its electrical
properties.
Parametric amplifier—A microwave amplifier having as
its basic element an electron tube or solid-state device
whose reactance can be varied periodically by an A.C.
voltage at a pumping frequency.
Solid state assemblies—A number of basic parts or
subassemblies, or any combination thereof, joined
together to perform a specific function whose operation
depends on the control of electric or magnetic
phenomena in solids.
OTHER ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS (Item codes
9712—9819)
Magnetic recording head — A magnetic head used to
transform electric variations into magnetic variations for
storage on magnetic media.

Magnetic reproducing head — A magnetic head used to
convert magnetic variations on magnetic media into
electrical variations.
Delay line — A device utilizing the time of wave
propagation to produce a time delay of a signal.
Oscillators—An electronic circuit used to generate high
frequency pulses.
Static power supply converter — Electronic devices for
transforming electric power.
Electronic cable harness and assembly — An assembly
of insulated wires of various lengths, bent to a pattern and
tied together before installation in a piece of equipment.
Cryogenic cooling device — A device utilizing properties
of materials near absolute-zero temperature.
Liquid crystal display (LCD) — A display made of material
whose reflectance or transmittance changes when an
electric field is applied.
Magnetic core — A quantity of ferrous material placed in a
coil or transformer to provide a better path than air for
magnetic flux, thereby increasing the inductance of the
coil and increasing the coupling between the windings of a
transformer. Also called a core.
Socket — A device designed to provide electric
connections and mechanical support for an electronic or
electric component requiring convenient replacement.

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4. Comparability
Data reported in this survey should correspond to data reported in the Economic
Census - Manufacturing Sector form. The sum of values for item codes shown
in column (a) should correspond to dollar values reported under product codes
indicated in column (b) below.
Current Industrial Reports
(Form MA334Q)

Economic Census Manufacturing Sector

Item codes
(a)

Product codes
(b)

5201 through 5228

3332950600

5747 through 5917

3344110100

6005

3344110100

6015

3344110100

6214 through 6244

3344131510

6248 through 6258

3344131210

6260 through 6283

3344131910

6305

3344134100

6317

3344137100

6328 through 6450

334413A100

6767 and 6782

3344140100

6885 and 6894

3344150100

6967

3344160100

7007

3344170100

7027

3344170100

7047

3344170100

7063

3344170100

7079 and 7084

3344170100

7153 and 7187

3344191100

8402 through 8597

3344194100

8602 through 8632

3344120100

8645

9300031000

8729

3344197100

8740 through 8768

334418B100

8805 through 8850

334419A100

9712 through 9815

334419E100

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MA334Q

REFERENCE LIST
SEMICONDUCTORS, ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS,
AND SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT
Table of Contents

Page No.

Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing

11

Transmitting, Industrial, and Special Purpose Electron Tubes
(Exclude Xray)

11

Cathode Ray Picture Tubes

11

Electron Tube Parts

11

Integrated Circuit Packages

11

Transistors

12

Diodes and Rectifiers

12

Other Semiconductors Devices

12

Capacitors for Electronic Circuitry

12

Resistors for Electronic Circuitry

12

Coils, Transformers, Reactors, and Chokes for Electronic Applications

13

Connectors for Electronic Circuitry

13

Crystals, Filters, Piezoelectric, and Other Related Devices

13

Transducers

13

Bare Printed Circuit Boards Manufacturing

13

Switches for Electronic Circuitry

14

Loaded Circuit Boards and Board Assemblies

14

Microwave Components and Devices

14

Miscellaneous Electronic Components

14

SELECTED NONMANUFACTURING REVENUES

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REFERENCE LIST
FORM MA334Q—SEMICONDUCTORS, ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, AND SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT

Product
code

Item
code

Item description
SEMICONDUCTOR MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (Report value only)

3332950106
3332950211
3332950326
3332950401
3332950416
3332950421
3332950441
3332950456
3332950461
3332950500

5201
5204
5207
5210
5213
5216
5222
5225
5227
5228

Semiconductor wafer processing equipment: thin layer chemical vapor deposition
Semiconductor wafer processing equipment: thin layer physical vapor deposition
Semiconductor wafer processing equipment: plasma etch
Microlithography, including aligners
Semiconductor wafer processing equipment: thin layer epitaxal growth deposition
Semiconductor wafer processing equipment: wet etch
Ion implantation, including current and voltage ion implanters
Wafer processing equipment: pattern generating apparatus
Other semiconductor wafer processing equipment
Parts for semiconductor manufacturing machinery, including packaging equipment

3332950600

5229

Total semiconductor machinery manufacturing (Sum of item codes 5201—5228) (Report
value only)
TRANSMITTING, INDUSTRIAL, AND SPECIAL PURPOSE ELECTRON TUBES (EXCLUDE XRAY) (Report value only)

3344110130

5747

Power and special purpose electron tubes, except forward wave tubes

3344110210

5827

Forward wave transmitting and industrial electron tubes (excluding X-ray)

3344110310

5917

All other transmitting, industrial, and special purpose electron tubes, (excluding X-ray),
including light sensing, light emitting devices, and miscellaneous special purpose tubes

3344110410
3344110510

6005
6015

Cathode ray picture and receiving tubes
Electron tube parts, except glass blanks

3344110100

6020

Total electron tubes and parts, excluding glass blanks (sum of item codes 5747- 6015)
(Report Value Only)

3344131550
3344131552
3344131574
3344131575
3344131576
3344131577
3344131578
3344131583
3344131587
3344131588
3344131589
3344131581
3344131593
3344131510

6214
6218
6222
6224
6226
6228
6232
6234
6236
6238
6240
6242
6244
6247

INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGES (Report value only)
Digital monolithic integrated circuits nonsilicon
Digital monolithic integrated circuits silicon
Volatile memory DRAMS: 16 megabit and less
Volatile memory DRAMS: greater than 16 Mb, but less than 64 Mb
Volatile memory DRAMS: 64 Mb, but less than 128 Mb
Volatile memory DRAMS: greater than 128 Mb, but less than 256 Mb
Volatile memory DRAMS: greater than 256 Mb
Volatile memory SRAMS: 2 megabit and less
Volatile memory SRAMS: greater than 2 megabit
Nonvolatile EEPROM
Other Nonvolatile Memory
NAND Type Flash EEPROM
NOR Type Flash EEPROM
Total memory (sum of item codes 6214-6244) (Report Value Only)

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REFERENCE LIST — Continued
FORM

MA334Q

Product
code

Item
code

Item description
INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGES–Continued

3344131253
3344131255
3344131258
3344131261
3344131234
3344131235
3344131236

6248
6250
6251
6252
6253
6254
6258

Dual core processors
Microprocessors (MPU) operating with an external data bus of 8 bits or less
Microprocessors (MPU) operating with an external data bus of 16 bits
Microprocessors (MPU) operating with an external data bus of 32 bits or more
Microcontrollers (MCU) operating with an external data bus of 8 bits or less
Microcontrollers (MCU) operating with an external data bus of 16 bits
Microcontrollers (MCU) operating with an external data bus of 32 bits or greater

3344131210

6259

Total microprocessors (Sum of item codes 6248-6258) (Report value only)

3344131943
3344131945
3344131962
3344131903
3344131907
3344131918
3344131951
3344131912

6260
6268
6271
6273
6276
6279
6281
6283

Complementary BiMOS
Other digital silicon IC’s
Nondigital silicon monolithic integrated circuits: radio frequency
Nondigital silicon monolithic integrated circuits: analog
Nondigital silicon monolithic integrated circuits: other
Hybrid integrated circuits: radio frequency
Hybrid integrated circuits: other
Other

3344131910
3344131

6299
6300

Total other integrated circuit packages (Sum of item codes 6260—6283)(Report value only)
Total integrated circuit packages (Sum of item codes 6247+6259+6299)(Report value only)

3344134100

6305

Total transistors (Report value only)

3344137100

6317

Total diodes and rectifiers (Report value only)
OTHER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES (Report value only)

334413A105
334413A110
334413A123
334413A137
334413A140
334413A150
334413A155
334413A160
334413A165
334413A100

6328
6333
6344
6357
6402
6404
6405
6407
6450
6499

Solar cells
Photovoltaic modules
Light-emitting diodes (LED’s)
Other light sensitive and light-emitting devices
Thyristors
Other semiconductor devices
Semiconductor parts: chips and wafers for integrated circuits
Semiconductor parts: chips and wafers for discrete semiconductors
All other semiconductor parts
Total other semiconductor devices (Sum of item codes 6328-6450) (Report value only)
CAPACITORS FOR ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY (Report value only)

3344140173
3344140175
3344140100

6767
6782
6797

Capacitors
Parts for capacitors
Total capacitors (Sum of item codes 6767 and 6782) (Report value only)
RESISTORS FOR ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY (Report value only)

3344150182
3344150184

6885
6894

Resistors
Parts for resistors

3344150100

6896

Total resistors (Sum of item codes 6885 and 6894) (Report value only)

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REFERENCE LIST — Continued
FORM

MA334Q

Product
code

Item
code

3344160100

6967

Item description
Total coils, transformers, reactors, and chokes for electronic applications (Report value
only)
CONNECTORS FOR ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY (Report value only)

3344170200
3344170400
3344170700
3344170A00

7007
7027
7047
7063

Coaxial connectors (Report value only)
Cylindrical connectors (Report value only)
Rack and panel connectors (Report value only)
Printed circuit connectors (Report value only)

3344170D17
3344170D25

7079
7084

Other connectors
Parts for connectors

3344170100

7087

Total connectors and parts (Sum of item codes 7007—7084) (Report value only)
CRYSTALS, FILTERS, PIEZOELECTRIC, AND OTHER RELATED DEVICES (Report value
only)

3344191127
3344191180

7153
7187

3344191100

7189

Filters (except microwave)
Piezoelectric devices
Total crystals, filters, piezoelectric, and other related devices (Sum of item codes 7153 and
7187) (Report value only)
TRANSDUCERS (Report value only)

3344194105
3344194110
3344194115
3344194120
3344194135

8402
8452
8462
8472
8597

Transducers: electroacoustic
Transducers: accelerometers
Transducers: pressure
Transducers: strain gauges and other
Transducers: other

3344194100

8599

Total transducers (Sum of item codes 8402—8597) (Report value only)
BARE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD MANUFACTURING (Report value only)

3344120105
3344120110
3344120115
3344120120
3344120125
3344120130
3344120139

8602
8604
8606
8620
8623
8627
8632

Printed circuit (wiring) boards: single-sided glass printed
Printed circuit (wiring) boards: Double-sided glass printed
Printed circuit (wiring) boards: Multilayer glass printed
Printed circuit (wiring )boards: Single-sided flex printed
Printed circuit (wiring) boards: Double-sided flex printed
Printed circuit (wiring) boards: Multilayer flex and rigid/flex printed
Printed circuit (wiring) boards: other

3344120100

8639

Total printed circuit (wiring) boards (Sum of item codes 8602-8632) (Report value only)

9300031000

8645

Receipts for contract work on printed boards.

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REFERENCE LIST — Continued
FORM

MA334Q

Product
code
3344197100

Item
code
8729

Item description
Total switches for electronic circuitry (Report value only)
LOADED CIRCUIT BOARDS AND BOARD ASSEMBLIES (Report value only)

334418B105
334418B110
334418B115
334418B120
334418B125
334418B130
334418B137

8740
8741
8742
8743
8744
8745
8768

Computer and peripheral printed board assemblies
Communications printed board assemblies
Industrial process control board assemblies
Instrumentation printed board assemblies, except industrial process
Search and detection printed board assemblies
Consumer electronics, printed board assemblies
Other printed board assemblies, subassemblies and modules, including office equipment
and point of sales and plotter controllers

334418B100

8799

Total printed circuit assemblies (Sum of item codes 8740—8768) (Report value only)
MICROWAVE COMPONENTS AND DEVICES (Report value only)

334419A105
334419A110
334419A125
334419A130
334419A147
334419A150

8805
8810
8825
8830
8847
8850

Ferrite (including yttrium garments) microwave components
Attenuators
Reactive microwave components
Switches, coaxial and waveguide
Other microwave devices
Microwave subassemblies

334419A100

8859

Total microwave components and devices except antennae, tubes, and semiconductors
(Sum of item codes 8805-8850) (Report value only)
MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS (Report value only)

334419E125
334119E130
334419E135
334419E140
334419E155
334419E180

9712
9740
9745
9750
9770
9815

Oscillators
Regulated static power supplies for electronic applications, sold separately
Other static power supplies
Electronic cable harnesses and cable assemblies
Magnetic cores
All other specialized electronic hardware

334419E100

9819

Total miscellaneous electronic components (Sum of item codes 9712—9815) (Report value
only)
SELECTED NONMANUFACTURING REVENUES

9999998900

9930

Resales—Sales of products bought and sold without further manufacture, processing, or
assembly

9999998046
9999998047
9997372000

9932
9942
9952

Basic scientific electronic research
Design and engineering services
Software services

9/6/07

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