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Running a happy chip

Running a happy chipHarry Yeates Likebabies, microcontrollers, microprocessors, and memory need looking after. Unlike babies,this care regime involves reset ICs, voltage regulators and monitors, power failurewarning circuits, and watchdog timers. Babies only need a woolly hat and a bottle of milk. However, similarities re-emerge when you consider that babies inevitably grow up andbecome more complex. While the traditional approach to ...