AN EFFECTIVE APPROACH TO DESIGNING SEVEN SEGMENT STATIC DISPLAY SYSTEMS WITH COMPLETE CHARACTER REPRESENTATION

Ezekwe Chinwe Genevra,

Mbonu Ekene Samuel and 3Okwu Patrick Ikechukwu

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" ! # #e$artment, Electronic #evelo$ment In%titute, &ational '(enc) *or Science and En(ineerin( In*ra%truction +&'SE&I,, 'wka, &i(eria 1norakingchi@yahoo.com, 2mbo_eke_sam@yahoo.com 3 okwupi@gmail.com

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