Designing Embedded Hardware, 2nd Edition

Acknowledgments

I'd like to give a special thank you to my editors, Andy Oram and Mike Hendrickson. I'd also like to thank Jon Orwant, editor of the first edition. In the past, I have often read in prefaces how authors thank their editors for the help they gave. It is only now that I understand the depth and significance of this help.

As you have no doubt already noticed, O'Reilly publishes beautifully presented books. I would like to thank the production team, especially Sanders Kleinfeld, for their hard work. This book is as much the result of their efforts as it is mine. I'd also like to thank David Chu for all his help.

Thank you to Dallas Semiconductor, Kathy Vehorn, Don Loomis, Mike Quarles, and Moe Rubenzahl for their assistance and for allowing me access to pre-release versions of the MAXQ processor. Thank you to Peter Paine, Donna Mack and Cooper Tools, Karen Rolan and Fluke Corporation, and Tektronix for allowing me to use their images in the book. Thank you also to Rupert Baines of Picochip for his assistance.

Geoff McDonald has been a great friend and has made many helpful suggestions regarding the content of this book. He also proofread the book, and I thank him for all his help.

Thanks to Michael, Mary, Renee, and Mitchell Lees. Michael did significant proof-reading and offered many helpful comments.

I'd like to thank Dr. Jeff O'Keefe for his long friendship and support over the years. He's been a good friend ever since we were undergrads together, blowing up integrated ...