            | | Circuits - general |             | | - timing-critical
logic |             | | - highly complex |             | | - task specific
DSP |             | | - standard DSP processos |             | | - fast, pipelined
design |             | | - general purpose processors, etc. |             | | - PC-AT bus/VME
bus |             | | Techniques - backplane buses |             | | - serial comms/protocols |             | | - processor design |            | | |
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