Quiescent Current Testing of Cmos Data Converters
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ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I dedicate my work to my parents Mr. Nageswara Rao and Mrs. Vijaya Lakshmi, my brother and sister-in law Mr. Sapta Nag and Mrs. Parimala and my grandparents Mr. Gandhi and Mrs. Sambrajam for their constant support and encouragement throughout my life. I am very grateful to my advisor Dr. A. Srivastava for his guidance, patience and understanding throughout this work. His suggestions and discussion helped me to get deep insight into the field of VLSI design and testing.
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