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LESSON 11

CIRCUITS

PART 1

Task 1. Learn the following words and word combinations:
Range from, synthesizing, liaising with the customer, to verify the
correctness of the design, a breadboard, alterations to the circuit, to
achieve compliance, draughtspersons, to ensure compliance with
customer requirements, approve, post-design services, obsolescence
of components.

Task 2. Make up your own sentences using words and phrases
from the previous exercise.

TEXT 1
CIRCUIT DESIGN
The process of circuit design can cover systems ranging from
complex electronic systems all the way down to the individual
transistors within an integrated circuit. For simple circuits the design
process can often be done by one person without needing a planned
or structured design process, but for more complex designs, teams of
designers following a systematic approach with intelligently guided
computer simulation are becoming increasingly common.
In integrated circuit design automation, the term "circuit
design" often refers to the step of the design cycle which outputs the
schematics of the integrated circuit. Typically this is the step between
logic design and physical design.
Formal circuit design usually involves the following stages:
- sometimes, writing the requirement specification after liaising
with the customer
- writing a technical proposal to meet the requirements of the
customer specification

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