Designing an ATM SAR Controller
			by Alan Gibbons A unique design method achieved a 400K gate ATM SAR using customizable standards blocks.
		Low-Power Key to Implement 8-mmTape Drive
			by Richard Schmidt and Bob Sugar Advanced tape storage calls for higher capacities and faster data transfer, but form factor and head-to-tape interface temperature must be maintained. Special low-power ASIC tehcniques step in to meet those demands.
		Design Reuse Enhances Productivity
			by George Chandler, Sumit Dasgupta, Gary Panzer, and Rita Glover EDA Industry Standards Roadmap for Design and Test research indicates large potential gains derive from reusing existing designs.
		Focus Report: Analog and Mixed-Signal Simulation Tools
			by Tets Maniwa SPICE does not provide all of the solutions
		Putting Multi-Threaded Behavioral Simulation to Work
			by Lionel Bening Multi-threaded behavioral simulation was a research topic in the 1980s. In the 1990s, it has come of age and is ready to go to work.
		Special Section: Design SuperCon '96: Coping With Increasing IC Complexity
			by Jonah McLeod Designers share their experiences building complex ICs and FPGAs.
		Editorial
			by Jonah McLeod Time to Change the Metric for Measuring IC Feature Sizes.
		ASIC Issues
			by R.T. "Tets" Maniwa Market Windows as Design Parameters
		Programmable Notes
			by Larry Waller New Fabless Models
		Viewpoint
			by Simon Napper The Era of the Mini-Methodology
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