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Using DocBook XML for Product Data Sheets

posted 07:22PM Apr 17, 2005 with tags by Lars Trieloff

SOC-IPc.com suggests to use DocBook XML for Product Data Sheets.
I think many companies should consider doing their SoC, ASIC or ASSP datasheet using the open DocBook format. DocBook is an SGML/XML specification published by the DocBook Technical Committee. Once you have the XML written you can transform it into nice looking HTML or PDF using free and open XSLT. DocBook can be used for books and papers and is particularly well suited for technically related works.
In fact DocBook is suided ideally for Product Data Sheets. Escecially when you combine it with an intelligent storage backend that allows you to track product version and variants.

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Thanks for the quote. I?m relatively new to DocBook but I?m very impressed with its powerful capabilities and presentation independent semantics. If anyone is interested in an automated tool for generating DocBook-based IC datasheets drop me a note.

Posted by Combinational.Logic on April 17, 2005 at 11:55 PM CEST #

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