Manufacturer Design Aids
12.1 Introduction
This chapter discusses some of the online resources available from semiconductor manufacturers. I include some of my experience with them and review them a bit. These online resources are subject to change at any time by the manufacturers, of course, and they own the names. I may seem a bit critical at times of some of the limitations and shortcomings, but I am genuinely impressed by the quality of free online offerings and the generosity of the companies who put them up there.
I do have some general comments regarding these online tools. Often, they contain hooks to encourage you to buy the “full, unlimited version” from a third party software author. The free versions of the programs may ...
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