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Summary: below expectation
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the book contains good overall material , but the design part is totally confusing, the analog design is worst material i have ever studied. the chapters are in hapazard manner, the equations for the circuits appear from nowhere sometimes. this book is good for only a overall view. DO NOT USE THIS BOOK FOR ANY DESIGN REFERENCE . for analog design and CMOS fundamentals use Razavi , which is the best book ever.
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Summary: New Book Review Comments!
Review: 1) Novel approach with easy to use software2) Useful for the novice and professional alike 3) Blends easy to read text with detailed design examples 4) Indispensible for the new student Prof. W.C. Black, Department of Electrical Engineering, Iowa State University ------------------------------------------------------------ This book presents a comprehensive treatment of digital and analog CMOS circuits. The design work and exercises in the book are a good reflection of "real world" design problems.. Everything that a person needs to design a CMOS circuit is provided in this book. You name it: device models for SPICE simulations, process information, layout rules, and even layout software. In short, you get it "All-In-One". Throughout the book, quick and simplified methods of analyzing circuits are used. For example, the use of the simplified digital model helps the reader quickly analyze timing constraints of various digital gates. In addition to that, analog circuits are analyzed with familiar numbers which helps the reader understand circuits quickly rather than emphasizing exact numbers. Quick understanding of these circuits helps develop an intuitive understanding of CMOS circuits. The many different examples of CMOS circuits, especially in the analog section, make this book an excellent reference book. Boon-Aik Ang, Design Engineer Advanced Micro Devices ------------------------------------------------------------ "The book's emphasis on fundamentals along with its presentation of advanced concepts makes it the reference I always turn to first." Brian Johnson, Design Engineer, Micron Technology, Inc.
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Summary: Written to inform and teach
Review: "CMOS Circuit Design, Layout, and Simulation" was written to provide the reader with a solid foundation for the design and implementation of custom CMOS digital, analog and mixed signal integrated circuits. In addition to being very easy to read (the information is presented from a tutorial point of view), the book provides information and directions on downloading and using IC layout and design software for the PC. Table of Contents (total page count: 902) Part 1 CMOS Fundamentals (200 pages) 1 Introduction 2 The Well 3 The Metal Layers 4 The Active and Poly Layers 5 The MOSFET 6 The BSIM SPICE Model 7 CMOS Passive Elements 8 Design Verification with LASICKT 9 Analog MOSFET Models 10 Digital Models Part 2 CMOS Digital Circuits (226 pages) 11 The Inverter 12 Static Logic Gates 13 The Transmission Gate 14 Dynamic Logic Gates 15 VLSI Layout 16 BiCMOS Logic Gates 17 Memory Circuits 18 Special Purpose Digital Circuits 19 Digital Phase-Locked Loops Part 3 CMOS Analog Circuits (258 pages) 20 Current Sources and Sinks 21 References 22 Amplifiers 23 Feedback Amplifiers 24 Differential Amplifiers 25 Operational Amplifiers Part 4 Mixed-Signal Circuits (170 pages) 26 Nonlinear Analog Circuits 27 Dynamic Analog Circuits 28 Data Converter Fundamentals 29 Data Converter Architectures Appendices (48 Pages) A1 Orbit's CN20 Process A2 MOSIS Scalable Design Rules A3 HP's CMOS14TB
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Summary: None better for learning Analog/Digital CMOS Ckt design
Review: Get this book if you want to learn how to design CMOS integrated circuits! It comes with information on downloading free layout and design tools from the web for MS Windows. It integrates the topics of chip layout with analog, digital and mixed-mode design. The discussions are very clear and practical. The writing style is great: discuss a topic and then provide an example.
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Summary: Good for mixed-signal designers
Review: Good book for mixed-signal designers, both for learning and reference. Cover most of modern CMOS mixed signal circuit design topics. May not be "must have". I buy it because I need a reference book and this book is realative cheaper. :-)
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Summary: Extremely practical and useful
Review: I bought first edition of this book 7 years ago and have used it A LOT. I just bought the 2005 edition. I am interested in the nanometer CMOS design techniques and "indirect compensation" (how they are getting the ns settling times for the op-amps).
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Summary: Good book for reference
Review: I think this book is very good for a comprehensive study of CMOS circuit design.It includes almost everything that one needs to know in CMOS.There were a few things I would like to say about it.Though it is a very good book I think if one wants specific knowledge of Layout in CMOS he can use Dan Clein's book,Analog layout Alan Hastings,for Modelling tsividis,analog circuit design razavi,Johns and martins' book on analog circuit design etc....By far it is a good book which has everything in it....but for deeper study one needs other books too.....
Good book for students.....
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Summary: This IS an excellent textbook!
Review: I'm finishing up a video course in analog IC design. This book was recommended to me by a co-worker to help understand the course material. While it wasn't the course textbook (in my opinion it should have been) it did contain all of the course topics. It provided numerous examples and clear discussions. The book's website was invaluable for the solutions to problems and SPICE simulation examples (it also had a free SPICE simulator and a layout program for windows!). The level of the book is at the senior/graduate level. I recommend that any student interested in custom analog or digital IC design get it. I would also say, from my colleagues input, that it is also a very good reference book. In summary, it is one of the few books I have purchased with such a hefty price that I felt was worth it!
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Summary: An Excelent Book
Review: I've got this book from a friend of mine.
Actually I was looking for CMOS reference/introductory level
book. I found everything I needed and more, from the fundamentals thru Digital design and Analog design.
It has good explanations and SPICE examples to help
understanding and a lot of excercises. The book includes
web addresses where free software - used in the book - can be downloaded from.
Highly recommnended and definitely a "must have" in your library.
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Summary: an ONLY practical IC design book I have seen.
Review: If you want to design a circuit which can really work, this is the ONLY book which can help you.
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