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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TO THE SECOND EDITION
In this second edition, I have added a few more chapters to the book. I would like to acknowledge
the support and help received for this endeavour from many quarters. I profusely thank Sajana Ranjit
(Learning Links, Bangalore) and Sumeet Verma (Intel, India) for getting me acquainted with the Intel
University Alliance program. The program gave me an opportunity to know more about Intel’s x86
processors, especially the Atom processor, which I have written about, in Chapter 18. I am deeply
indebted to Mr Shrikant Shah, Principal Design Engineer at Intel, Arizona, USA, for reviewing the
material on the Atom processor and giving many helpful suggestions.
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