DocumentCode
1357678
Title
Instrumentation: Smaller and smarter: Performance is up and prices are down as advances in ICs and clever packaging techniques abound
Author
Allan, R.
Volume
13
Issue
1
fYear
1976
Firstpage
68
Lastpage
72
Abstract
Prices of test and measurement instruments continue to drop, with the microprocessor IC greatly increasing instrument dollar value by providing more measurement power for the same purchase dollar. And the trend extending instrument frequency ranges and increasing measurement accuracies, as well as features.
Keywords
instrumentation; microcomputers; monolithic integrated circuits; packaging; IC; accuracies; cost; frequency ranges; measurement instruments; microprocessor; packaging; test instrument; Frequency measurement; Microprocessors; Oscilloscopes; Radiation detectors; Semiconductor device measurement; Software;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MSPEC.1976.6369083
Filename
6369083
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