Microelectronics: Circuit Analysis and Design, 4/e (Paperback)

Description
PHILOSOPHY AND GOALS
Microelectronics: Circuit Analysis and Design is intended as a core text in electronics for undergraduate electrical and computer engineering students. The purpose of the fourth edition of the book is to continue to provide a foundation for analyzing and designing both analog and digital electronic circuits. A goal is to make this book very readable and student-friendly.

Most electronic circuit design today involves integrated circuits (ICs), in which the entire circuit is fabricated on a single piece of semiconductor material. The IC can contain millions of semiconductor devices and other elements and can perform complex functions. The microprocessor is a classic example of such a circuit. The ultimate goal of this text is to clearly present the operation, characteristics, and limitations of the basic circuits that form these complex integrated circuits. Although most engineers will use existing ICs in specialized design applications, they must be aware of the fundamental circuit's characteristics in order to understand the operation and limitations of the IC.

Initially, discrete transistor circuits are analyzed and designed. The complexity of circuits being studied increases throughout the text so that, eventually, the reader should be able to analyze and design the basic elements of integrated circuits, such as linear amplifiers and digital logic gates.

This text is an introduction to the complex subject of electronic circuits. Therefore, more advanced material is not included. Specific technologies, such as
gallium arsenide, which is used in special applications, are also not included, although reference may be made to a few specialized applications. Finally, the
layout and fabrication of ICs are not covered, since these topics alone can warrant entire texts.

DESIGN EMPHASIS

• Design is the heart of engineering. Good design evolves out of considerable experience with analysis. In this text, we point out various characteristics and properties of circuits as we go through the analysis. The objective is to develop an intuition that can be applied to the design process.
• Many design examples, design exercise problems, and end-of-chapter design problems are included in this text. The end-of-chapter design problems are designated with a 'D'. Many of these examples and problems have a set of specifications that lead to a unique solution. Although engineering design in its truest sense does not lead to a unique solution, these initial design examples and problems are a first step, the author believes, in learning the design process. A separate section, Design Problems, found in the end-of-chapter problems, contains open-ended design problems.

NEW TO THE FOURTH EDITION
RETAINED FEATURES OF THE TEXT

• Addition of over 250 new Exercise and Test Your Understanding Problems.
• Addition of over 580 new end-of-chapter problems.
• Addition of over 50 new open-ended Design Problems in the end-of-chapter problems sections.
• Addition of over 65 new Computer Simulation Problems in the end-of-chapter problems sections.
• Voltage levels in circuits were updated to more closely match modem day electronics.
• MOSFET device parameters were updated to more closely match modern day electronics.
• Chapter 9 was rewritten such that ideal op-amp circuits can be studied as a first topic in electronics.
• Maintained the mathematical rigor necessary to more clearly understand basic circuit operation and characteristics.
•  A short introduction at the beginning of each chapter links the new chapter to the material presented in previous chapters. The objectives of the Chapter, i.e., what the reader should gain from the chapter, are presented in the Preview section and are listed in bullet form for easy reference.
• Each major section of a chapter begins with a restatement of the objective for this portion of the chapter.
• An extensive number of worked examples are used throughout the text to reinforce the theoretical concepts being developed. These examples contain all the details of the analysis or design, so the reader does not have to fill in missing steps.
• An Exercise Problem follows each example. The exercise problem is very similar to the worked example so that readers can immediately test their understanding of the material just covered. Answers are given for each exercise problem so readers do not have to search for an answer at the end of the book. These exercise problems will reinforce readers' grasp of the material before they move on to the next section.
• Test Your Understanding exercise problems are included at the end of most major sections of the chapter. These exercise problems are, in general, more comprehensive that those presented at the end of an example. These problems will also reinforce readers' grasp of the material before they move on to the next section. Answers to these exercise problems are also given.
• Problem Solving Techniques are given throughout each chapter to assist the reader in analyzing circuits. Although there can be more than one method of solving a problem, these Problem Solving Techniques are intended to help the reader get started in the analysis of a circuit.
• A Design Application is included as the last section of each chapter. A specific electronic design related to that chapter is presented. Over the course of the book, students will learn to build circuits for an electronic thermometer. Though not every Design Application deals with the thermometer, each application illustrates how students will use design in the real world.
• A Summary section follows the text of each chapter. This section summarizes the overall results derived in the chapter and reviews the basic concepts developed. The summary section is written in bullet form for easy reference.
• A Checkpoint section follows the Summary section. This section states the goals that should have been met and states the abilities the reader should have gained. The Checkpoints will help assess progress before moving to the next chapter.
• A list of review questions is included at the end of each chapter. These questions serve as a self-test to help the reader determine how well the concepts developed in the chapter have been mastered.
• A large number of problems are given at the end of each chapter, organized according to the subject of each section. Many new problems have been incorporated into the fourth edition. Design oriented problems are included as well as problems with varying degrees of difficulty. A "D' indicates design-type problems, and an asterisk (*) indicates more difficult problems. Separate computer simulation problems and open-ended design problems are also included.
• Answers to selected problems are given in Appendix E. Knowing the answer to a problem can aid and reinforce the problem solving ability.
• Manufacturers' data sheets for selected devices and circuits are given in Appendix B. These data sheets should allow the reader to relate the basic concepts and circuit characteristics studied to real circuit characteristics and limitations.