Design Ideas: May 12, 1994

Solving a customer’s problem leads to a winning idea

Fast integer multipliers fit in FPGAs

Dual-polarity peak detector operates from single supply

Verilog program models metastable flip-flop

Laser printer prototypes pc-board artwork

Change improves regulators’ reliability

Instrumentation amplifier has 290-MHz GBW

Video amplifiers make low-cost fader

Ring oscillator measures cable length

Precision rectifier is glitch-free to 1 MHz

F/V converter has high accuracy

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