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Presents primary hardware-based computer security approaches in an easy-to-read toolbox formatProtecting valuable personal information against theft is a mission-critical component of today's electronic business community. In an effort to combat this serious and growing problem, the Intelligence and Defense communities have successfully employed the use of hardware-based security devices.This book provides a road map of the hardware-based security devices that can defeatand preventattacks by hackers. Beginning with an overview of the basic elements of computer security, the book covers:CryptographyKey generation and distributionThe qualities of security solutionsSecure co-processorsSecure bootstrap loadingSecure memory management and trusted executio...

Wavelet theory originated from research activities in many areas of science and engineering. As a result, it finds applications in a wide range of practical problems. Wavelet techniques are specifically suited for nonstationary signals for which classic Fourier methods are ineffective.Based on courses taught by the authors at Texas A&M University as well as related conferences, Fundamentals of Wavelets is a textbook offering an up-to-date engineering approach to wavelet theory. It balances a discussion of wavelet theory and algorithms with its far-ranging practical applications in signal processing, image processing, electromagnetic wave scattering, and boundary value problems.In a clear, progressive format, the book describes:* Basic concepts of...

How to build and operate GPS receivers-a working resource for engineersWhile GPS receivers abound in numerous applications, much of the information on their design is scattered in disparate and hard-to-find places. This new work provides engineers who use and design GPS systems with a much-needed comprehensive reference on the operational principles guiding this important technology. With an emphasis on software-based signal processing-a cutting-edge approach expected to dominate future integration of GPS receivers into cellular phones-the book covers all aspects of receiver technology as well as the relevant navigation schemes. Concentrating on civilian C/A code used by commercial GPS receivers (rather than military code), Fundamentals of Global Pos...

The book is devoted to a detailed study of feedback theory as applied to linear electronic circuits. It has been written with two particular objectives in mind. The first is to develop a generalised feedback theory which does not rely on the separation of a feedback circuit into an amplifier and feedback network component, and yet it is capable of accounting for all the effects associated with feedback. The need for such a theory is more necessary than ever before owing to the more complex manner in which a transistor behaves compared with a thermionic valve. The second objective is to provide a broad view of the important problem of stability and its relation to the closed-loop transient response, open-loop frequency response and driving-point imped...