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Part Two

Making It Work

Five authors in this section give guided tours into what it takes to go
from concept to a completed, functional circuit. Steve Roach shows how
monstrously complex a "simple" voltage divider can become when it's
an oscilloscope input attenuator. Bill Gross gives an eye-opening trip
through the development process of an analog integrated circuit, with
special emphasis on how tradeoffs must be dealt with. James Bryant ex-
plores a fast, flexible way to breadboard analog circuits which is usable
from DC to high frequency. A true pioneer in wideband oscilloscope
design, Carl Battjes, details the intricacies of T-coil design, an enabling
technology for wideband oscilloscopes. In the section's finale, Jim
Williams writes about how hard it can be to get your arms around just
what the problem is. Imagine taking almost a year to find the right way
to turn on a light bulb!

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