ASIC BASICS teaches you what ASICs are, how they are manufactured, and how they are designed. Elaine Rhodes developed and used integrated circuits and ASICs for twenty-five years in Silicon Valley high-tech companies including Intel, Tandem Computers, Quickturn Design Systems, Exabyte, and NeoMagic. Now she shares her knowledge of these building blocks of modern technology with you. If you are an engineer embarking on your first ASIC design, or if you are just curious about ASICs, then ASIC BASICS is the guide you want to read. (55 pages, black & white) ASIC BASICS: BLCAK & WHITE EDITON is the same content as the author's ASIC BASICS: AN INTRODUCTION TO DEVELOPING APPLICATION SPECIFIC CIRCUITS (http://www.lulu.com/content/118763). The only difference is that the inside pages are in black and white rather than full color. While the full color edition is nicer, the black and white edition is less expensive.