<img src="https://spectrum.ieee.org/media-library/engineer-testing-electronic-components-at-a-lab-bench-with-cables-and-equipment.png?id=66821207&width=1245&height=700&coordinates=0%2C97%2C0%2C97"/><br/><br/><p>I have been an application-specific IC (ASIC) designer for almost three decades. Over tha