The author would first and foremost like to thank Janice Mehler for finding and correcting innumerable errors and instances of generally poor writing. Without her editing efforts, this would be a much worse book.

Thanks are also due to Troy Wood at Synopsys, Inc., who provided wise suggestions and shepherded relevant passages through legal wickets and to Texas Instruments for allowing use of circuit images.

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