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Bright lights, big pity Pg 54 To hack the brain, you need to hack the hardware Pg 9 Signal Integrity: Time invariance Pg 18 Design Ideas Pg 43
VOICE OF THE ENGINEER
Expanding patchwork of state e-waste laws Pg 50
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Issue 21/2010
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Bright lights, big pity Pg 54 To hack the brain, you need to hack the hardware Pg 9 Signal Integrity: Time invariance Pg 18 Design Ideas Pg 43
VOICE OF THE ENGINEER
A MAGIC TOUCH: THE CONCEPT’S SOUND, BUT IMPLEMENTATION OPTIONS ABOUND Page 26
POWER ISLANDS CUT POWER AND COSTS IN DEEP-SUBMICRON DESIGNS Page 21
ESSENTIAL PRINCIPLES FOR PRACTICAL ANALOG BIST Page 36
Expanding patchwork of state e-waste laws Pg 50
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