A comprehensive and highly advanced survey of solder joints in electronic applications. The book synthesizes the results of numerous studies scattered among professional journals to provide a working guide to the latest developments.

From basic principles to technology standards, this handbook is the most current, the most comprehensive, and the most valuable reference you can own on wireless communications in a single volume. Covers the entire field, from principles of analog and digital communications to cordless telephones, wireless LANs, and international technology standards. Features outstanding coverage of all aspects of mobile communications. Authoritative account of modern technological applications Thorough grounding in basic principles well-illustrated, peer-reviewed articles.

Comprehensive, in-depth coverage of mobile satellite communications

The first and only complete reference book for the paging industry delivers practical experience and a depth of theoretical understanding of the history, technology, opportunities, limitations and pitfalls of this dynamic industry.

This handy desktop reference gathers together into one easy-to-use volume the most popular image processing algorithms. Designed to be used at the computer terminal, it features an illustrated, annotated dictionary format-with clear, concise definitions, examples, and C program code. Covers algorithms for adaptive filters, coding and compression, color image processing, histogram operations, image fundamentals, mensuration, morphological filters, nonlinear filters, segmentation, spatial filters, spatial frequency filters, storage formats, and transforms. Includes graphic oriented techniques such as warping, morphing, zooming, and dithering. Provides algorithms for image noise generation.

Brings together in a single volume the most important mathematical transforms that are frequently used by engineers and scientists. Each chapter covers one of the transforms and provides numerous examples. These examples highlight the use of the transform and its properties. Applications to different areas are also included in each chapter.

Brings together in a single volume the most important mathematical transforms that are frequently used by engineers and scientists. Each chapter covers one of the transforms and provides numerous examples. These examples highlight the use of the transform and its properties. Applications to different areas are also included in each chapter.

The single most authoritative source on the burgeoning field of two-way, wide area, and terrestrial wireless data communications.

Electronic transducers are employed in many aspects of modern living, measuring a wide range of physical quantities and involving such disciplines as mechanics, physics, optics, electronics, and chemistry.
This single-source reference provides vital information on the operations, features, circuits, and applications of various transducers, including those used in temperature, pressure, position, flow, vibration, shock, acceleration, conductivity, pH, and other measurements.

Troubleshooting Analog Circuits has been enjoyed by thousands of readers. Now available in paperback, this guide by one of the legends of electronic design walks the reader through tried and true methods for debugging and troubleshooting analog circuits. The text includes generous helpings of Bob's unique insights, humor and philosophy regarding analog circuits.

Improve your engineering potential with this complete and highly accessible introduction to the important field of microwave technology. The book fully explains all microwave terminology, devices, systems, and subsystems, and shows you how everything fits together to create communications, navigation, and radar equipment.

Compliance with the extensive government regulation of solid and hazardous waste first requires knowing whether a particular material is a regulated waste. This book clarifies the bewildering process of identifying solid and hazardous wastes, providing a step-by-step guide to this first step in the compliance process. It focuses on the first step to RCRA compliance-how to determine if your material is a regulated waste, examines three EPA lists of hazardous waste, covers the sampling and testing methods used to identify wastes and discusses the special problems of recycled materials.

Two leading authorities in the field provide a tutorial on projection methods and how to apply them in engineering and science. Details effective problem-solving strategies and explores key applications in communication and signal processing, neural networks and patterns recognition, and optics and image processing.

The VMEbus has become the most successful and widely adopted industrial bus standard. Based on the author's original VMEbus User's Handbook, this companion has been updated and expanded, and will provide all users and potential users of VMEbus with an essential companion to the bus specification itself.