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Bit

The smallest unit of information a computer can hold in its memory. A bit is always represented as a 0 or a 1 in binary code. The word is a contraction of "binary digit."

bit

a digit which takes the value zero or one and which can therefore be represented electronically by an off/on switch in a COMPUTER. Computers use groups of bits to represent numbers or letters for storage, transmission and processing of numerical or alphabetical data. Specifically, computers use various off/on permutations of eight bits to represent all numbers, letters and punctuation characters. Most computers use multiples of eight bits to handle data in this way and various eight-bit, sixteen-bit and thirty-two bit machines are available, the larger ones generally being able to process data faster.

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Because selected regression model is a quadratic equation with a single parameter, it has high speed sufficient for high-level simulation with real bit patterns.

High-Level Crosstalk Model in N-Coupled Through-Silicon Vias (TSVs)

We can display, at a glance, the impact on a single bit from all possible previous bit patterns. We take a long, received bit pattern and cut out each bit, synchronized with the clock.

Has the copper interconnect hits its speed limit? Data rates are reaching the unlikely speed of 40 Gbps, yet copper runs on

So, assume a two's-complement CPU with integer words of 4 bits, and thus there are 16 possible bit patterns. For some applications it is useful to use this set of residues to identify bit patterns, the least-positive residue (LPR) system:

Technical correspondence

This simplifies the process of character recognition somewhat; all the OCR program needs to do is isolate groups of bit patterns on a page and decide which of the possible 128 ASCII characters (256 in the full ASCII set) is represented by each collection of dots.

Optical character translation and desktop publishing

To understand the operation of CIS, consider coherent sampling of a periodic signal such as a repeating bit pattern. The sampling clock derived from the trigger signal via a PLL is set to a frequency slightly lower than an integer submultiple of the bit clock.

Capturing and evaluating high-frequency signals: coherent interleaved sampling is a new technique that can acquire data faster with more data points than sequential sampling

Features include the Jitter Wizard, jitter filtering, multiple methodologies for total jitter measurement, ISI plot for measurement of data-dependent jitter without a repeating bit pattern, and mask error violation locator.

DSO measures Serial Data to 6.25 Gb/s

Kikitsu, "Prospects for bit patterned media for high-density magnetic recording," Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, vol.

Structural Dependent Ferromagnetic-Nonmagnetic Phase Change in FePtRu Films

Their method is useful for evaluation of the bit error rate and SNR of shingled bit patterned recording systems.

Synthesis, Properties, and Applications of Multifunctional Magnetic Nanostructures

An eye diagram is a succession of bit patterns laid upon one another.

How accurate is today's simulation? Results of an interconnect test characterized using 2-D and 3-D field solvers

The on-chip, 32-level Voltage Reference can be used as a simple Digital-to-Analog Converter, and the Data Signal Modulator enables designers to create custom bit patterns using a broad spectrum of inputs.

Microchip expands low pin count, enhanced mid-range 8-bit PIC(R) microcontroller family

This is the first time anyone has demonstrated the servo-control operation of a recording head flying on a bit patterned media with self assembled dots.

Toshiba develops bit-patterned storage that can yield 25Tb on a 3.5-inch drive

Intuitive graphical views of jitter decomposition show the root cause of problems through a periodic jitter spectrum identifying the sources having the most periodic jitter, an ISI Plot isolating bit patterns contributing the most intersymbol interference, and a DDJ histogram for insight into the distribution of a data dependent jitter.