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Analog EDA Designing high-temp electronics for auto and other apps "Also of Interest" and "Elementals" for March 8, 2010; plus recent "Planet Analog" Newsletters Development of a Spice Op-Amp Macro-Model (Part 2 of 2) "Also of Interest" and "Elementals" for March 1, 2010; plus recent "Planet Analog" Newsletters Time Domain Modeling and Simulation of Intel QuickPath Interconnect Circuits (Part 3 of 3) Development of a Spice Op-Amp Macro-Model (Part 1 of 2) "Also of Interest" and "Elementals" for February 22, 2010; plus recent "Planet Analog" Newsletters Leveraging FPGA and CPLD digital logic to implement analog to digital converters Time Domain Modeling and Simulation of Intel QuickPath Interconnect Circuits (Part 2 of 3) "Also of Interest" and "Elementals" for February 15, 2010; plus recent "Planet Analog" Newsletters Communications "Also of Interest" and "Elementals" for March 8, 2010; plus recent "Planet Analog" Newsletters An MSO for the masses "Also of Interest" and "Elementals" for March 1, 2010; plus recent "Planet Analog" Newsletters "Also of Interest" and "Elementals" for February 22, 2010; plus recent "Planet Analog" Newsletters Teardown: Inside the art of pulse oximetry "Also of Interest" and "Elementals" for February 15, 2010; plus recent "Planet Analog" Newsletters "Also of Interest" and "Elementals" for February 8, 2010; plus recent "Planet Analog" Newsletters The basics of clock jitter in embedded system designs Isolate your interface to communicate safely and better (Part 2 of 2) "Also of Interest" and "Elementals" for February 1, 2010; plus recent "Planet Analog" Newsletters Multimedia Not all touch screens are created equal: how to ensure you are developing a world-class capacitive touch product "Also of Interest" and "Elementals" for March 8, 2010; plus recent "Planet Analog" Newsletters "Also of Interest" and "Elementals" for March 1, 2010; plus recent "Planet Analog" Newsletters Rethinking MEMS sensor design for the masses Elementary stealth: EyeClops Night Vision 2.0 "Also of Interest" and "Elementals" for February 22, 2010; plus recent "Planet Analog" Newsletters An integrated bias approach to LCD segment drive pin assignment Smart drivers reduce energy use and PCB clutter in portable electronic systems "Also of Interest" and "Elementals" for February 15, 2010; plus recent "Planet Analog" Newsletters "Also of Interest" and "Elementals" for February 8, 2010; plus recent "Planet Analog" Newsletters Power Management "Also of Interest" and "Elementals" for March 8, 2010; plus recent "Planet Analog" Newsletters Getting basic utility meter designs ready for the Smart Grid Controlling brushless dc motors in diverse applications "Also of Interest" and "Elementals" for March 1, 2010; plus recent "Planet Analog" Newsletters Let's go passive: giving these components their due "Also of Interest" and "Elementals" for February 22, 2010; plus recent "Planet Analog" Newsletters Teardown: Inside the art of pulse oximetry An integrated bias approach to LCD segment drive pin assignment Power Trip: Dealing with kVA issues, power factor, and smaller boost vs. buck regulators "Also of Interest" and "Elementals" for February 15, 2010; plus recent "Planet Analog" Newsletters RF & Wireless "Also of Interest" and "Elementals" for March 8, 2010; plus recent "Planet Analog" Newsletters "Also of Interest" and "Elementals" for March 1, 2010; plus recent "Planet Analog" Newsletters "Also of Interest" and "Elementals" for February 22, 2010; plus recent "Planet Analog" Newsletters "Also of Interest" and "Elementals" for February 15, 2010; plus recent "Planet Analog" Newsletters "Also of Interest" and "Elementals" for February 8, 2010; plus recent "Planet Analog" Newsletters "Also of Interest" and "Elementals" for February 1, 2010; plus recent "Planet Analog" Newsletters "Also of Interest" and "Elementals" for January 25, 2010; plus recent "Planet Analog" Newsletters "Also of Interest" and "Elementals" for January 18, 2010; plus recent "Planet Analog" Newsletters "Also of Interest" and "Elementals" for January 11, 2010; plus recent "Planet Analog" Newsletters "Also of Interest" and "Elementals" for January 4, 2010; plus recent "Planet Analog" Newsletters Signal Processing Getting disciplined about embedded software development: Part 2 - The Seven Step Plan Designing high-temp electronics for auto and other apps "Also of Interest" and "Elementals" for March 8, 2010; plus recent "Planet Analog" Newsletters Controlling brushless dc motors in diverse applications An MSO for the masses Development of a Spice Op-Amp Macro-Model (Part 2 of 2) Oversampling with averaging to increase ADC resolution "Also of Interest" and "Elementals" for March 1, 2010; plus recent "Planet Analog" Newsletters Time Domain Modeling and Simulation of Intel QuickPath Interconnect Circuits (Part 3 of 3) Development of a Spice Op-Amp Macro-Model (Part 1 of 2)