Microelectron. Reliab., Vol. 32, No. 10, pp. 1489-1491, 1992.

Printed in Great Britain.

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Pergamon Press Ltd

B O O K REVIEWS

WHAT EVERY ENGINEER SHOULD KNOW AOOUT

MICROCOMPUTERS
HARDWARE/SOFTWARE DESIGN - A Step-by-Step Example
(Second Edition, Revised and Expanded)
AUTHORS :

WILLIAM S. BENNETT
CARL F. EVERT, JR.,
LESLIE C. LANDER

PUBLISHERS :

MARCEL DEKKES, INC.,

270 MADISON AVENUE,
NEW YORK, NY 10016,
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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PUBLISHED

1991

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