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Articles by George Novacek

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George Novacek is a professional engineer with a degree in Cybernetics and Closed-Loop Control. Now retired, he was most recently president of a multinational manufacturer for embedded control systems for aerospace applications. George wrote 26 feature articles for Circuit Cellar between 1999 and 2004.

• #106 May 1999, p. 20, PDF HTML Accurate Linear Measurement Using LVDTs
• #108 July 1999, CC Online, PDF HTML Testing 1, 2 Part 1: Enduring Challenges
• #109 August 1999, CC Online, PDF HTML Testing 1, 2 Part 2: Standards: Prepping Your Prototype
• #110 September 1999, CC Online, PDF HTML Testing 1,2 Part 3: Powering Your way Through Design Safely
• #111 October 1999, CC Online, PDF HTML Testing 1, 2 Part 4: Immunity Not for Circuitry
• #115 February 2000, CC Online, PDF HTML DEFECTS FOR SALE REVISITED
• #117 April 2000, p. 28, The Shocking Truth about EMC Part 1: Design for Compatibility
• #118 May 2000, p. 18, The Shocking Truth About EMC Part 2: Practical Application
• #119 June 2000, p. 34, PDF Right on Time Quartz Crystals and Oscillators
• #120 July 2000, CC Online, PDF HTML Decisions, Decisions ...
• #121 August 2000, p. 36, The Joys of Writing Software Part 1: The Battle of the Bug
• #122 September 2000, p. 34, The Joys of Writing Software Part 2: Software Considerations
• #122 September 2000, CC Online, PDF HTML Thermal Considerations in Electronics Design
• #123 October 2000, p. 34, The Joys of Writing Software Part 3: Design Tips
• #125 December 2000, p. 68, PDF Designing for Reliability, Maintainability and Safety Part 1: Getting Started
• #126 January 2001, p. 28, Designing for Reliability, Maintainability, and Safety Part 2: Digging Deeper
• #126 January 2001, CC Online, PDF HTML High-Temperature Electronic Design Part 1: What Are Your Options?
• #127 February 2001, CC Online, PDF HTML High-Temperature Electronic Design Part 2: Reducing the Risk
• #128 March 2001, CC Online, PDF HTML The Power Factor
• #129 April 2001, p. 28, A Sure Thing Guaranteeing 99.99999% Reliability
• #130 May 2001, CC Online, PDF HTML Communications Protocols in Aeronautics
• #132 July 2001, p. 38, HTML Inductive Sensors
• #142 May 2002, p. 28, Working with EMC
• #144 July 2002, p. 34, Taming the Transients
• #145 August 2002, p. 12, Are You Grounded?
• #150 January 2003, p. 44, Building an Electric Airplane
• #153 April 2003, p. 42, Communications Protocol MIL-STD-1553B Data Bus
• #155 June 2003, p. 50, Time-Triggered Technology
• #162 January 2004, p. 36, Fault-Tolerant Electronic Systems
• #240 July 2010, p. 14, It All Begins With a Spec
• #241 August 2010, p. 16, Embedded Safety
• #242 September 2010, p. 22, Is the Door Closed? Why Every Safety-Critical Decision Matters
• #243 October 2010, p. 12, Filters, Filters Everywhere
• #244 November 2010, p. 16, My Analog World The Significance of Grounding
• #245 December 2010, p. 12, Good Old PALs
• #246 January 2011, p. 20, Surge Suppression Tips and Tools for Protecting Circuitry
• #247 February 2011, p. 16, RF Design Review
• #248 March 2011, p. 16, The Super-Regenerative Receiver
• #249 April 2011, p. 54, Reliable Programming Work Toward Fault-Free Software
• #250 May 2011, p. 14, Functional Upset
• #251 June 2011, p. 18, BITs and BITEs Tests to Ensure System Safety
• #252 July 2011, p. 26, Sine Wave Synthesizer
• #253 August 2011, p. 20, Electro-Hydraulic Servo Valves
• #254 September 2011, p. 16, Smart Project Management
• #255 October 2011, p. 52, Environmental Stress Screening
• #256 November 2011, p. 46, Shielding and Transfer Impedance
• #257 December 2011, p. 64, EMI and Data Integrity
• #258 January 2012, p. 56, Build a Robust Power Supply Part 1: Power Dissipation
• #259 February 2012, p. 44, Build a Robust Power Supply Part 2: Abnormal Surge Voltage
• #260 March 2012, p. 50, Microelectronic Component Obsolescence How to Prepare for an Inevitable Scarcity of Parts
• #261 April 2012, p. 60, Is Software Development an Art or a Science?
• #262 May 2012, p. 60, Accelerated Testing
• #263 June 2012, p. 48, Diode ORing
• #264 July 2012, p. 58, Project Development Part 1: Plans, Schedules, and Task Management
• #265 August 2012, p. 48, Project Development Part 2: Development Process, Milestones, and Design Reviews
• #266 September 2012, p. 58, Project Configuration Control Family Tree Drawing & Document Archiving
• #267 October 2012, p. 34, Managing Project Risk
• #268 November 2012, p. 60, Product Reliability Part 1: Reliability Prediction
• #269 December 2012, p. 64, Product Reliability Part 2: The Meaning of Failure Rate
• #270 January 2013, p. 50, Failure Mode and Criticality Analysis
• #271 February 2013, p. 46, Fault-Tree Analysis
• #272 March 2013, p. 52, Quality and Reliability in Design
• #273 April 2013, p. 51, Calculating Software Reliability Determine Firmware Fault Probability
• #274 May 2013, p. 56, Testing and Testability Part 1: Design a Dedicated Tester for an Electronic Device