I (most engineers) learn those acronym while "on the job". If you read the proper docu related to your work, I think you'll get to know all of them in due time.
Thanks dpaul. Yes, on the job seems to be the route that I am on. FWIW I was in the US Marines before attending university- an organization known for volumes of cryptic acronyms. The ASIC design community has the military beat on the prolific use of acronyms.