[AMPS] regulators

[Peter Chadwick]

Tom says:

> Are all these little chips Devils or are they
>Saints?

Tom,

All chips are devils. They are all designed by people of dubious
intellect and moral fibre, using processes more akin to black magic than
science, including in many cases, a strange belief in simulation!
Additionally, the design process seems to increasingly rely on computers
rather than a basic understanding of electronics, while the fabrication
process still has a tendency to "eye of newt and toe of frog".

My very good friend, Dr. John McKown of Motorola, once said at an ETSI
meeting "Simulation is like masturbation - the more you do of it, the
more you prefer it to the real thing".

This is from someone who has worked in an integrated circuit company for
17 years - and whose XYL has been  an IC designer for 12 years!

73

Peter G3RZP

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