He needed a 64-bit counter for a box he was designing for a NASA satellite. My idea not only saved board space, using one 100-pin IC rather than 16 16-pin ICs plus wiring, but also simplified the ...

32-Bit Quadrature Counter’s Serial Interface Reduces IO Wire Count Oct. 8, 2008 The LS7366R IC performs decoding and counting of quadrature clocks directly from incremental encoders.