Interface circuit designs for extreme environments using SiGe BiCMOS technology

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank my mother, father, brothers, and sisters-in-law for their love and support. I am thankful for the excellent guidance and support that I have received from Dr. Cressler in shaping my education and intellectual development. I would also be remiss to overlook the time that my mentors, have invested in me both for matters of everyday life and for pointing me toward the only true and living God. Finally, I would like to express my gratitude to the Creator and Sustainer of all things. The Love of Jesus Christ, in taking my sins upon Himself, has freed me to live and exist in such a way that I may bear fruit lasting into eternity. I know that today I live because I have hope through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

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