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The Rise of Digital/Mixed-Signal Semiconductors and Systems-On-A-Chip
Overview Prior to Introduction to VLSI Systems, all ICs were the result of handcrafting individual transistors interconnected on a single silicon die. Mead and Conway changed all that by introducing a revolutionary structured IC design methodology, and the digital world has never looked back. Now the combination of continuously advancing silicon technology and market pressure for sophisticated, high-performance electronic devices has caused the two IC worlds to come together to form a new IC category—digital/mixed-signal (D/MS) ICs.
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