Analysis and Design of Analog Integrated Circuits (4th Edition)

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Summary: You got to study the book if you want to nail Analog tech.
Review: First of all, this book is not a novel, so don't read it when you are tired or bored. You will definitely fall into sleep!
This is the book you need to read if you have decided you are going to STUDY Analog.
I bought this book because my friend recommended this book as a good analog reference. Later on , it turns out I have two classes use this book as a textbook.
This book is not easy to read. But analog itself is not an easy subject. With my professors' guidence, I was able to understand the book. I was amazed that the amount of material I have learned from this book. This book teachs you the material that a lot of other books skips. For example, offset voltage, most of other books will only describe in one or two paragraph. But this book explained in many sections. And offset voltage is a very important concept in Analog field.
A lot of other students complained the book covers too much stuff. It has fabrication, which can be one course. It has bipolar, CMOS, which can be course. It has feedback system, which can be another control system class. But these are essential concepts you need to know about analog IC. The title of the book is not

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Summary: A must-have for analog IC students as well as design engr's
Review: Analog courses insructors have been using this great book for quite a while...Modern books in the subject can't pass a chapter w/out refering to it..it's a pretty informative book written with student in mind...

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Summary: New Bible: More CMOS circuitry & High-frequency related!
Review: Definitely a great book for beginners as well as for experienced engineers! I find the following chapters extremely useful for my design work: Chapter 2, 6, 7, 9, 11 and 12. Nowadays, many analog designers are required to have good understanding of high-frequency (e.g. RF) behaviors of the circuits. You will get a feeling of what this trend means while you're reading this textbook. Buy it, read it carefully, and sell it to someone in a lower price when you've done!

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Summary: Almost a must have
Review: Great textbook on Analog circuits. You will use this book as a reference again and again.

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Summary: A must have, but...
Review: I agree that the material is well presented and comprehensive but be aware that much of the derivation is first for bipolar circuits and only secondarily for CMOS, often with reference back to the development of the bipolar counterparts. So unless your interested in delving into bipolar circuits as well as CMOS you may prefer a text devoted to CMOS-only analog IC design.

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Summary: Not a recommended book for students.
Review: I find this book quite difficult to follow. The mathematical derivation is too tedious to follow. Standard symbols are not the same found in other books, which adds to the difficulties in concentrating on the concepts the author is trying to convey. Furhtermore, you'd have to flip and back forth to understand what the symbols represent, because the author does not reiterate what they are. Bottom line: too much math CRAP!! and not enough verbal explanations. Don't be surprise if you find yourself falling asleep while reading the book.

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Summary: Not a recommended book for students.
Review: I find this book quite difficult to follow. The mathematical derivation is too tedious to follow. Standard symbols are not the same found in other books, which adds to the difficulties in concentrating on the concepts the author is trying to convey. Furhtermore, you'd have to flip and back forth to understand what the symbols represent, because the author does not reiterate what they are. Bottom line: too much math CRAP!! and not enough verbal explanations. Don't be surprise if you find yourself falling asleep while reading the book.

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Summary: Outdated
Review: I found this book to be useful for students who are trying to get started with IC design but less useful to the practicing engineer. The Circuits discussed in the book are old and some are not practical to implement in today's IC processes. The Book also fairly touches on simulation using SPICE level 3 models which is very outdated, most IC Designs use BSIM3 as an industry standard. I should also mention the book's strongest section is the one that covers OPAMP compensation, this particular subject is well treated in this book.

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Summary: A new Edition of the Bible
Review: I used this book in Grad school almost 20 years ago and still use it. This is the bible for analog design and is the one most widely used for its content and deservedly so. What the book really deserves credit for is teaching the manner of approaching circuit design by back of the envelope calculation. They teach you how to approximate via hand calculation, a very useful skill. They teach you how to become intuitive with circuits, this is the key. Before this book I had been asked to calculate the output impedance of a cascode mirror as an undergrad, it took about 5 pages and resulted in an expression of about 10 terms. Grey and Meyer shows you how to pop this out of a simple expression that contains only 3-4 terms and how to easily recognise the largest term. That is the beauty of this book, it teaches you how to become intuitive in transistor circuit analysis. The coverage is very good wrt the topics covered, most of the major issues are covered, but it is not encyclopedic. The problems are good and not terribly difficult, they are geared towards nailing down the material. The senior authors are both world renowned analog designers and both Fellows of the IEEE. The junior authors are also well known in this field. The writing is clear and to the point and the book has very few typos. There are other good analog IC books coming out now those by Lee, Allen, Razavi, and Johns have made it onto my shelf, but This is the Bible!

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Summary: Add it to your library - you won't regret it.
Review: I used this well written textbook as a student and I still refer to it now. One of the best electronic textbooks you'll ever get your hands on. If you like detailed treatment of certain subjects, like integrated circuits, I can't think of a better recommendation. Recommended!