control the current in a cold-cathode fluorescent tube (CCFT) and, hence, its brightness with a switching-regulator IC
http://www.edn.com/archives/1995/021695/04di1.htm
When you need a high-current source, using a linear regulator is inadvisable, because of the high power dissipation in the series resistor. To solve the wasted-power problem, you can use a switch-mode regulator. This circuit uses an LM2576 adjustable regu
http://www.edn.com/article/CA217668.html
http://www.4qdtec.com/srd.html
Tool for minimizing boolean logic functions.
http://incolor.inetnebr.com/double/softlib/switchmin.html
W8UT, Al shows his Hallicrafters SX-28 restoration project.
http://www.thecompendium.net/radio/sx28.htm
Research topics include Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), mini Air Vehicles (mAVs), Remotely Piloted Vehicles (RPVs), Self Piloted Vehicles (SPVs), and other robotic aircraft.
http://www.aeromech.usyd.edu.au/wwwdocs/uav.html
12C508 controller provides both bit-rate detection and a synchronous, appended-clock output from an asynchronous input-data stream
http://www.edn.com/archives/1998/030298/05di.htm
VHDL Compiler
http://www.synopsys.com/products/logic/logic.html
AutoSignal - Spectral and time domain signal analysis and processing software.
http://www.systat.com/products/AutoSignal/
A new low cost tool for system dynamics simulation
http://www.raczynski.com/pn/simball.htm