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Choosing the ideal DAC for signal generation
There are many critical requirements in high speed signal generation applications. To assist with this Linear Technology Corporation has developed a frequency synthizer, the LTC6946 and the LTC2000, a high speed DAC for greatly improved results in mixed signal design
NEWS 4. Intel and Mitsubishi collaborate
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5. New PCB design tool 6. New next-generation non volatile FPGAs
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FEATURES Displays & UIs ... 9. Backlighting takes a step foward 10. Industrail man machine interface 12. Tactile display using Beat phenomenon
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