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Thesebooksarespecificallywrittenforpracticinganalog,RF,andmixedsignaldesigners.
TheDesigner'sGuidetoHighPurityOscillatorsbyEmadHegazi,JacobRael&AsadAbidi,2004
TheDesigner'sGuidetoVerilogAMSbyKennethS.Kundert&OlafZinke,2004.
TheDesigner'sGuidetoSPICEandSpectrebyKennethS.Kundert,1995.

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EssentialBooksforAnalog,RF,andMixedSignalDesigners
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webmaster@designersguide.org.Besuretoincludeyourratingonascalefrom0to5.Andpleaseaddspecificcommentsaboutwhatyou
likeaboutthebook,andwhatyoudon'tlike.Theywillbeaddedtodescriptionsbelow.

AnalogIntegratedCircuitDesign
AnalysisandDesignofAnalogIntegratedCircuitsbyP.R.Gray,P.J.Hurst,S.H.Lewis,R.G.Meyer,2001.
DesignofAnalogCMOSIntegratedCircuitsbyBehzadRazavi,2000.
AnalogIntegratedCircuitDesignbyDavidJohnsandKennethW.Martin,1996.
DesignofAnalogIntegratedCircuitsandSystemsbyKennethLakerandWillySansen,1994.
AnalogMOSIntegratedCircuitsforSignalProcessingbyRoubikGregorianandGaborC.Temes,1986.
CMOSAnalogCircuitDesignbyPhilipE.AllenandDouglasR.Holberg,2002.
DesigningAnalogChipsbyHansCamenzind,2005
TheArtofAnalogLayoutbyAlanHastings,2000.
TradeoffsandOptimizationinAnalogCMOSDesignbyDavidBinkley,2008

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RFIntegratedCircuitDesign
TheDesignofCMOSRadioFrequencyIntegratedCircuitsbyThomasH.Lee,2003.
RFMicroelectronicsbyBehzadRazavi,1997.

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MixedSignalIntegratedCircuitDesign
CMOSCircuitDesign,Layout,andSimulationbyR.JacobBaker,2004.
CMOSIntegratedAnalogtoDigitalandDigitaltoAnalogConvertersbyRudyJ.vandePlassche,2003.
IntegratedConverters:DtoAandAtoDArchitectures,AnalysisandSimulationbyPaulG.A.Jespers,2001.
UnderstandingDeltaSigmaDataConvertersbyRichardSchreierandGaborC.Temes,2004.
DeltaSigmaModulators:Modeling,DesignandApplicationsbyGeorgeI.Bourdopoulos,AristodemosPnevmatikakis,
VassilisAnastassopoulos,TheodoreL.Deliyannis,2003.
DeltaSigmaDataConverters:Theory,Design,andSimulationbyStevenR.Norsworthy,GaborC.TemesandRichard
Schreier(Editors),1996.
DesignofIntegratedCircuitsforOpticalCommunicationsbyBehzadRazavi,2003.

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SemiconductorModeling
OperationandModelingoftheMOSTransistorbyYannisTsividis,2003.

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MOSFETModelsforSPICESimulation,IncludingBSIM3v3andBSIM4byWilliamLiu,2001.
ModelingtheBipolarTransistorbyIanGetreu,1979.

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TopDownDesignandReuse
ATopDown,ConstraintDrivenDesignMethodologyforAnalogIntegratedCircuitsbyHenryChang,etal,1997.
SurvivingtheSOCRevolutionAGuidetoPlatformBasedDesignbyHenryChang,etal,1999.
WinningtheSoCRevolution:ExperiencesinRealDesignbyGrantMartinandHenryChang,2003.

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VLSIDesign
CMOSVLSIDesign:ACircuitsandSystemsPerspectivebyNeilWesteandDavidHarris,2004.
DigitalIntegratedCircuitsbyJanM.Rabaey,AnanthaChandrakasanandBorivojeNikolic,2002.
DigitalSystemsEngineering,WilliamJ.Dally,JohnW.Poulton,1998.

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BoardLevelDesign
TheCircuitDesigner'sCompanionbyTimWilliams,2004.

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TheDesigner'sGuidetoHighPurityOscillators
EmadHegazi,JacobRael&AsadAbidi,2004

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TheDesigner'sGuidetoHighPurityOscillatorspresentsacomprehensivetheoryanddesignmethodologyforthe
designofLCCMOSoscillatorsusedineverywirelesstransmissionsystem.Theauthorsintroducethesubjectof
phasenoiseandosciallatorsfromtheveryfirstprinciples,andcarrythereadertoaveryintuitivecircuitdriventheory
ofphasenoiseinLCosciallators.Thepresentedtheoryincludesboththermalandflickernoiseeffects.Basedon
Hegazi,Rael,andAbidi'smechanistictheory,asensibledesignmethodologyisgraduallydeveloped.Inaddition,
newtopologiesthatwererecentlypublishedbytheauthorsarediscussedindetailandanoptimaldesign
methodologyispresented.Whilethebookfocusesonintuition,itrigorouslyproveseveryargumenttopresenta
compactyetaccuratemodelforpredictingphasenoiseinLCoscillators.Bysodoing,thedesignofanLCosciallator
canbehandledinthesamemannerasanamplifierdesign.
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TheDesigner'sGuidetoVerilogAMS
KennethS.Kundert&OlafZinke,2004
TheDesigner'sGuidetoVerilogAMSisthefirstbookonVerilogAMS,thenewanalogandmixedsignalextensions
totheVeriloghardwaredescriptionlanguage.Itstartsbypresentingarigorousandproventopdowndesign
methodology.TopdowndesignisenabledbyVerilogAMSandiswidelyseenasthekeytobeingabletodesign
verylargecomplexmixedsignalcircuits.ItthenintroducesVerilogAandVerilogAMSwithoutassumingthatthe
readerhasabackgroundinbehavioralmodeling.Finally,itincludesacomprehensivereferenceguideforthe
language.TheDesigner'sGuidetoVerilogAMSisextensivelycrossreferencedandindexed,makingitanideal
referenceforbothVerilogAandVerilogAMS.

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TheDesigner'sGuidetoSPICEandSpectre
KennethS.Kundert,1995
TheDesigner'sGuidetoSPICEandSpectreisanindepthguidetocircuitsimulatorsfromadesigner's
perspective:thepitfallsofcircuitsimulation,suchasconvergenceandaccuracyproblems,areexplainedintermsa
circuitdesigneriscomfortablewith.Thebookgivesdesignersinsightintowhytheseproblemsoccurandhowto
avoidthem.Italsoprovidespracticaladviceonhowtomakemanydifficultmeasurementswithacircuitsimulator,
suchasloopgainofanopampordistortionmeasurementsofsuchclockedcircuitsasdtoaconvertersand
sampleandholdcircuits.Finally,suggestionsaregivenabouthowtohandledifficultclassesofcircuits,suchas
oscillators,chargestorageorverylargecircuits.AfterreadingTheDesigner'sGuidetoSPICEandSpectre,youwill
spendlesstimefightingyoursimulatorandmoretimeexploring,understandinganddesigningyourcircuits.

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Audience:Writtenforpracticinganalogandmixedsignalcircuitdesignerswhoarealreadyfamiliarwiththebasicsof
operatingSPICE.Usefulforanyonewhousesacircuitsimulator,nomatterwhich,sincethefocusisonthe
fundamentalcharacteristicsandbehaviorofcircuitsimulatorsingeneral.
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AnalysisandDesignofAnalogIntegratedCircuits
P.R.Gray,P.J.Hurst,S.H.Lewis,R.G.Meyer,2001
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Presentsadetailed,comparativetreatmentofanalogintegratedcircuitanalysisanddesign,combiningbipolar,CMOS,
andBiCMOSanalogintegratedcircuitdesign.Thiseditionexpandsitscoverageofafewimportanttechnologiesand
techniques,includingincreasedemphasisonCMOScircuitsanewchapteronfullydifferentialamplifiersandcommon
modefeedbacknewmaterialonfeedbackcircuitanalysisusingreturnratioinadditiontothetwoportfeedbackanalysis
andnewcoverageoftwostageMOSopampcompensation,singlestageopamps,andnestedMillercompensation.
Includesanumberofopenendeddesignproblems,manyofwhichmakeextensiveuseofSPICE.Oflikelyutilityasatext
forstudentsandasareferenceforpracticingengineers.

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DesignofAnalogCMOSIntegratedCircuits
BehzadRazavi,2000

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ThistextbookdealswiththeanalysisanddesignofanalogCMOSintegratedcircuits,emphasizingrecenttechnological
developmentsanddesignparadigmsthatstudentsandpracticingengineersneedtomastertosucceedintoday's
industry.Basedontheauthor'steachingandresearchexperienceinthepasttenyears,thetextfollowsthreegeneral
principles:(1)Motivatethereaderbydescribingthesignificanceandapplicationofeachideawithrealworldproblems
(2)Forcethereadertolookatconceptsfromanintuitivepointofview,preparinghim/herformorecomplexproblems(3)
Complementtheintuitionbyrigorousanalysis,confirmingtheresultsobtainedbytheintuitive,yetroughapproach.

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ThisisagreatbookonAnalogCMOSdesign.Thebookiswellorganized,uptodateandadvanced.Iwouldrateisa5.Itisismoreup
todatecomparedtothatofJohn'sandMartin.Thelatterisbetterbecauseitprovidesmoreintuition:itisbetterfordesigners.Theway
Razavi'sbookisorganizedisbetterforstudentsinlowerlevels.YetJohnsandMartinismyfavorite!Emad
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AnalogIntegratedCircuitDesign
DavidJohnsandKennethW.Martin,1996
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Offersamodernlookatanalogintegratedcircuitdesign.Coveringeverythingfromprocessingstepstomodelstohigh
levelcircuitdesignissues,theauthorsmakeitapointtoemphasizethe"reallife"implicationsofthismaterialforthecircuit
designerasaprofessional.Thistextpresentsaconcisetreatmentofthewidearrayofknowledgerequiredforintegrated
circuitdesign.Emphasisonthemostimportantandfundamentalprinciplesincreatingstateoftheartanalogcircuits.
Coverageincludescontemporarytopicssuchasdynamicallymatchedcurrentmirrors,digitalerrorcorrectionand
interpolation,andfoldingD/Dconverters.

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Iwouldhavetoratethisbooka5outof5.Imcurrentlyusingitforanadvancedcourseinanalogdesign,switchingfromRazavisbook.It
isintuitiveandclear.Exceptforthesomeofthetyposinthedevicephysicssection,thisbookisexcellent.Emad
YoucanfindagooddealofinformationaboutdesigningdeltasigmaADCs(includingbandpassdeltasigmaADCs)alongwith
switchedcapacitorcircuitsinthisbook.VivekRC
Agoodbook.Jason_Class
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DesignofAnalogIntegratedCircuitsandSystems
KenenthLakerandWillySansen,1994
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ThistextisforaseniororgraduatelevelcoursecalledAnalogIntegratedCircuitsorDesignofAnalogIntegratedCircuits.
ThisbookcombinestheconsiderationofCMOSandbipolarcircuitsintoaunifiedtreatment.AlsoincludedareCMOS
bipolarcircuitsmadepossiblebyBiCMOStechnology.ThetextprogressessmoothlyfromMOSandbipolardevice
modelingtosimpleoneandtwotransistorbuildingblockcircuits.Thefinaltwochapterspresentaunifiedcoverageof
sampledataandcontinuoustimesignalprocessingsystems.

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Thisbookhasgoodexplanationsofamplifierdesignandgainbandwidthtradeoffs.Paul
Iwouldliketorecommendthisbook,whichIthinkisofimmenseuseforanalogdesigners.Ashish

AnalogMOSIntegratedCircuitsforSignalProcessing
RoubikGregorianandGaborC.Temes,1986
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DescribestheoperatingprinciplesofanalogMOSintegratedcircuitsandhowtodesignandusesuchcircuits.Theinitial
sectionexploresgeneralpropertiesofanalogMOSintegratedcircuitsandthemathandphysicsbackgroundrequired.
Theremainderofthebookisdevotedtothedesignofcircuits.Includessuchdevicesasswitchedcapacitorfilters,analog
todigitalanddigitaltoanalogconverters,amplifiers,modulators,oscillators,andothers.Tablesandnumericaldesign
examplesclarifythestepbystepprocessesinvolved.

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Anexcellentbookonswitchedcapacitordesign.Containsaniceintroductiontosampleddatasystemsandamplifiers,butespeciallythe
threechaptersonswitchedcapcircuitdesignmakethisbookanexcellentreferenceinthedomain.Paul

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PhilipE.AllenandDouglasR.Holberg,2002
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ThistextpresentstheprinciplesandtechniquesfordesigninganalogcircuitstobeimplementedinaCMOStechnology.
Thelevelisappropriateforseniorsandgraduatestudentsfamiliarwithbasicelectronics,includingbiasing,modeling,
circuitanalysis,andsomefamiliaritywithfrequencyresponse.Studentslearnthemethodologyofanalogintegratedcircuit
designthroughahierarchicallyorientedapproachtothesubjectthatprovidesthoroughbackgroundandpractical
guidancefordesigningCMOSanalogcircuits,includingmodeling,simulation,andtesting.Theauthors'vastindustrial
experienceandknowledgeisreflectedinthecircuits,techniques,andprinciplespresented.Theyevenidentifythemany
commonpitfallsthatlieinthepathofthebeginningdesignerexpertadvicefromveterandesigners.Thetextmixesthe
academicandpracticalviewpointsinatreatmentthatisneithersuperficialnoroverlydetailed,providingtheperfect
balance.
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DesigningAnalogChips
HansCamenzind,2005
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AcomprehensiveintroductiontoCMOSandbipolaranalogICdesign.Thebookpresumesnopriorknowledgeoflinear
design,makingitcomprehensibletoengineerswithanonanalogbackground.Theemphasisisonpracticaldesign,
coveringtheentirefieldwithhundredsofexamplestoexplainthechoices.Conceptsarepresentedfollowingthehistoryof
theirdiscovery.
Alsoavailablefreeonlinefromwww.designinganalogchips.com.

TheArtofAnalogLayout
AlanHastings,2005
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Thefirsttextbookinthefield.Thistextprovidesstudentswithabroadunderstandingoftheissuesinvolvedinsuccessfully
layingoutanalogintegratedcircuitsrangingfromthemechanicsoflayouttoessentialinformationaboutmanyrelated
areas,suchasdevicephysics,processing,failuremodesandeffects,deviceoperation,parasitics,andmatching.It
emphasizespracticalknowledge.

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ThesecondeditionofAlanHastingsbookisoutanditisimprovedoverthefirstedition.Ireallylikedthefirstversion,itwasanexcellent
book.However,Ididnotfeeldisappointedplunkingdownthemoneyforthesecondedition.Onlyotherthingthatwouldhavebeennice
isalittlemoretreatmentofhowtolayouttominimizeDSMeffects:RET/OPC,STI/LOD,andNWellproximity.Sheldon

TradeoffsandOptimizationinAnalogCMOSDesign
DavidBinkley,2008
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Thisbookaddressestradeoffsandoptimizationofdeviceandcircuitperformanceforselectionsofthedraincurrent,
inversioncoefficient,andchannellength,wherechannelwidthisimplicitlyconsidered.Theinversioncoefficientisused
asatechnologyindependentmeasureofMOSinversionthatpermitsdesignfreelyinweak,moderate,andstrong
inversion.

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ThisbookisacomprehensivepresentationonhowCMOSdeviceperformancedependsonlengthandinversioncoefficient.Therehas
beenalotofbackdoorinterestingm/Iddesignapproaches,butthisbookisthefirstcomprehensivetextonthesubject.RFICDUDE

TheDesignofCMOSRadioFrequencyIntegratedCircuits
ThomasH.Lee,2003
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ThisexpandedandthoroughlyrevisededitionofThomasH.Lee'sacclaimedguidetothedesignofgigahertzRF
integratedcircuitsfeaturesacompletelynewchapterontheprinciplesofwirelesssystems.Thechaptersonlownoise
amplifiers,oscillatorsandphasenoisehavebeensignificantlyexpandedaswell.Thechapteronarchitecturesnow
containsseveralexamplesofcompletechipdesignsthatbringtogetherallthevarioustheoreticalandpracticalelements
involvedinproducingaprototypechip.

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AsanintroductionintoRFdesign,IcanrecommendthebookbyThomasLee.FrankWiedmann
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I'drecommendThomasLee'sbook"TheDesignofCMOSRadioFrequencyIntegratedCircuits".Rangel

RFMicroelectronics
BehzadRazavi,1997
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ThisbookisdesignedtogiveelectricalengineerstheRFmicroelectronicsbackgroundtheyneedtodesignstateofthe
artconsumerelectronicsandcommunicationsdevices.RFMicroelectronicsbeginswithathoroughintroductiontothe
fundamentalconceptsofRFdesign,includingnonlinearity,interferenceandnoise.Itreviewsmodulationanddetection
theorymultipleaccesstechniques,andcurrentwirelessstandardsincludingCDMA,TDMA,AMPSandGSM.It
presentscasestudiesoftransceiverarchitecturesdesignedbyseveralleadingmanufacturers.Finally,itoffersdetailed
explanationsoflownoiseamplifiers,mixersandoscillatorsfrequencysynthesizersandpoweramplifiers.Forelectrical
engineersworkinginthecommunicationsfields,especiallythoseinvolvedwithwirelesstechnology.Alsoforgraduate
students.

CMOSCircuitDesign,Layout,andSimulation
R.JacobBaker,2004
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ThisneweditionofCMOS:CircuitDesign,Layout,andSimulationcoversthepracticaldesignofbothanaloganddigital
integratedcircuits.Aswiththefirstedition,itoffersavitalcontemporaryviewofawiderangeofanalog/digitalcircuit
blocks,theBSIMmodel,dataconverterarchitectures,andmuchmore.Thistime,however,theauthorstakeatwopath
approachtothetopic.TheydevelopdesigntechniquesforbothlongandshortchannelCMOStechnologiesandthen
comparethetwo,resultinginmultidimensionalexplanationsthatallowreadersdeepinsightintothedesignprocess.

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IhaveprettymuchallthepopularanalogICdesignbooksandthisoneisthemostuseful!Itcoversawidevarietyoftopicsandcircuits
(models,digital,analog,physicaldesign,mixedsignal),andexplainsmanypracticalissuesthatareusefultosomeonegettingstarting
inactuallymakingcircuitsthatworkitisverysystematic.Plustherearetonsofexamplesandproblems(withsolutions)tomake
everythingstick,evenSPICEfilesofeverythingontheweb!ThebookusesWinSPICEandLASI(forlayout)toallowyoutotryout
everythinginthebook.Theonlythingthisbookdoesn'thave(whichitwouldbeimpossibletofitplusiscoveredadnauseuminthe
others)isindepththeorygetthisafteryou'velookedatRazaviorGray&Meyer.Inconclusion,thisbookisexcellentandyouwillkick
yourselfifyoumissit.MarcMurphy

CMOSIntegratedAnalogtoDigitalandDigitaltoAnalogConverters
RudyJ.vandePlassche,2003
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Analogtodigital(A/D)anddigitaltoanalog(D/A)convertersprovidethelinkbetweentheanalogworldoftransducers
andthedigitalworldofsignalprocessing,computing,digitaldatacollection,datastorageonmagneticmaterialoroptical
disksanddataprocessingsystems.PracticalconvertersmustusestandarddigitalCMOStechnologywithoutrequiring
specialprocessingoptionsorprocessingsteps.Scalingofdigitaltechnologyintothesubmicronrangeresultsina
reductionofthesupplyvoltageintothe1Vrangeandbelow.Designsinthisfieldrequirespecialcircuittechniquesto
solvethisproblem.Examplesandpracticaldesignswillbediscussedinthisbook.CMOSIntegratedAnalogtoDigitaland
DigitaltoAnalogConvertersdescribesindepthconverterspecificationslikeEffectiveNumberofBits(ENOB),Spurious
FreeDynamicRange(SFDR),IntegralNonLinearity(INL),DifferentialNonLinearity(DNL)andsamplingclockjitter
requirements.Relationsbetweenthesespecificationsandpracticalissueslikematchingofcomponentsandoffset
parametersofdifferentialpairsarederived.CMOSIntegratedAnalogtoDigitalandDigitaltoAnalogConverters
describestherequirementsofinputandsignalreconstructionfilteringincaseaconverterisappliedintoasignal
processingsystem.CMOSIntegratedAnalogtoDigitalandDigitaltoAnalogConvertersdescribesdesigndetailsofhighspeedA/Dand
D/Aconverters,highresolutionA/DandD/Aconverters,sampleandholdamplifiers,voltageandcurrentreferences,noiseshaping
convertersandsigmadeltaconverters,technologyparametersandmatchingperformance,comparatorsandlimitationsofcomparatorsand
finallytestingofconverters.CMOSIntegratedAnalogtoDigitalandDigitaltoAnalogConvertersisthesecondeditionofthemost
comprehensivebookavailableonthissubject.Itcontainsanextensivebibliographyandanindextoallsubjects.CMOSIntegratedAnalog
toDigitalandDigitaltoAnalogConvertersdescribesinaninnovativemannerthesmallsignalstabilityofnoiseshaping1bitandmultibit
codersandsigmadeltaconverters.CMOSIntegratedAnalogtoDigitalandDigitaltoAnalogConvertersisanidealbookforusein
advancedcoursesandisanessentialreferenceforresearchersandpracticingsystemandcircuitdesignersinthisfield.

IntegratedConverters:DtoAandAtoDArchitectures,AnalysisandSimulation
PaulG.A.Jespers,2001
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Analogtodigitalanddigitaltoanalogconvertersareessentialinterfacesbetweencomputersandtheoutsideworld.They
interfacemostsignalprocessingdevicesandareembeddedinaneverlargernumberofintegratedcircuitsusedfor
exampleinthetelecommunicationsindustry,remotecontroldevices,andmedicalelectronicinstruments.Thisbook
surveysrecentprogressandgivesanaccountoftheworkingprinciplesofintegratedconverters.Itdescribesthe
architecturesanddiscussesaccuracyandspeedindepth.ThesupportingwebsiteprovidesMATLABprograms(inUNIX,
PC,andMacversions)whichallowthereadertoexperimentwithsomeoftheconceptsexplainedinthebook.The
appendixdescribeshowtousetheprogramsinordertosimulateconvertersatthesystemlevelthirteenexamplesare
giventoshowwhatisfeasibleandhowtorunprograms.

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ThisbookgivesanexcellentoverviewofmostdataconvertertopologieswithMatlabcodesforperformanceestimation,including
analysisofnonidealities.Itdoesnotspendtoomanypagesondataconverterbasics,butoffersindepthdiscussionoftheimportant
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UnderstandingDeltaSigmaDataConverters
RichardSchreierandGaborC.Temes,2004
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Schreier,adesignengineer,andTemes(electricalandcomputerengineering,OregonStateUniversity)explainthe
principlesofdeltasigmaconverteroperation,coveringbothanalogtodigitalanddigitaltoanalogmodes.Thebook
beginswithageneralintroductiontothedeltasigmaconverter,thenintroducesthefirstorderdeltasigmamodulator,
coveringoversampling,noiseshaping,decimationfiltering,andotherkeyconcepts.Usingthefirstordermodulatorasa
foundation,secondandhigherordermodulatorsareanalyzed.Severaldesignexamplesarepresented.Thebookis
appropriateforupperlevelundergraduatesandgraduatestudents.

DeltaSigmaModulators:Modeling,DesignandApplications
GeorgeI.Bourdopoulos,AristodemosPnevmatikakis,VassilisAnastassopoulos,andTheodoreL.Deliyannis,2003

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Thisimportantbookdealswiththemodelinganddesignofhigherordersinglestagedeltasigmamodulators.Itprovides
anoverviewofthearchitectures,thequantizermodels,thedesigntechniquesandtheimplementationissues
encounteredinthestudyofthedeltasigmamodulators.Anumberofapplicationsarediscussed,withemphasisonusein
thedesignofanalogtodigitalconvertersandinfrequencysynthesis.Thebookiseducationratherthanresearch
oriented,containingnumericalexamplesandunsolvedproblems.Itisaimedatintroducingthefinalyearundergraduate,
thegraduatestudentortheelectronicengineertothisfield.

DeltaSigmaDataConverters:Theory,Design,andSimulation
StevenR.Norsworthy,GaborC.TemesandRichardSchreier(Editors),1996
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Deltasigmamodulatorsareamongthekeycomponentsindigitalaudioandmultimediasystems.Thiscomprehensive
guideoffersadetailedtreatmentoftheanalysis,design,simulation,andtestingofthefullrangeoftoday'sleadingdelta
sigmadataconverters.Writtenbyprofessionalsexperiencedinallpracticalaspectsofdeltasigmamodulatordesign,
DeltaSigmaDataConvertersprovidescomprehensivecoverageoflowandhighordersinglebitandmultibit,lowpass
andbandpass,sampleddataandcontinuoustime,multistagemodulatorsaswellasadvancedtopics,includingidle
channeltones,stability,decimationandinterpolationfilterdesign,andsimulation.

DesignofIntegratedCircuitsforOpticalCommunications
BehzadRazavi,2003

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Razavi(electricalengineering,UCLA)describesthecomponentsandtechnologiesusedinthedesignofoptical
communicationcircuitsandsystems.Writtenforgraduatestudentsandpracticingengineers,thetextbookexplainsthe
designoftransimpedanceamplifiers,focusingonlownoisebroadbandtopologiesandtheirtradeoffs,thenextendsthe
conceptstolimitingamplifiersandoutputbuffers.Laterchaptersaddressthedesignofvoltagecontrolledoscillators,
phaselockedloops,clockanddatarecovery(CDR)circuits,multiplexers,andlaserdrivers.

OperationandModelingoftheMOSTransistor
YannisTsividis,2003
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TheSecondEditionofthiswellrespectedbookisfullyupdated,makingseveralkeyimprovementsincontent,
organizationandpedagogy.Thetexthasalsobeenenhancedbychangingnotationtostandardunitsofmeasurement,
introducingan"OverviewoftheMOSTransistor"inthefirstchapter,andincreasingthenumberofexamples.Theauthor
hasalsoaddedanewchapter(10)onCADmodelstotakeadvantageofthewidespreaduseofsimulationsoftware.

MOSFETModelsforSPICESimulation,IncludingBSIM3v3andBSIM4
WilliamLiu,2001

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DrawinguponhisextensiveexperiencedesigningwithBSIM,WilliamLiuprovidesabriefhistoryofthemodel,discusses
thevariousadvantagesofBSIMoverothermodels,andexploresthereasonswhyBSIM3hasbeenadoptedbythe
majorityofcircuitmanufacturers.Hethenprovidesengineerswiththedetailedpracticalinformationandguidancethey
needtomasterallofBSIM'sfeatures.He:
*SummarizeskeyBSIM3components
*RepresentstheBSIM3modelwithequivalentcircuitsforvariousoperatingconditions
*Providesacomprehensiveglossaryofmodelingterminology
*ListsalphabeticallyBSIM3parametersalongwiththeirmeaningsandrelevantequations
*ExploresBSIM3'sflawsandprovidesimprovementsuggestions
*DescribesallofBSIM4'simprovementsandnewfeatures
*ProvidesusefulSPICEfiles,whichareavailableonlineattheWileyftpsite

ModelingtheBipolarTransistor
IanGetreu,1979
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ThebookdescribesthebipolartransistormodelasusedinSPICEandotherBerkeleyprograms.Thefirstsectiondescribes
themodels.Itdevelopsthemodelsbytakingthereaderfromthesimplemodelstothemorecomplexmodelsthe
approachemphasizesanunderstandingofthemodelandwhatthemodelparametersmean.Thesecondsection
describesmeasurementtechniquesandextractionalgorithmsfordeterminingtheparametervalues.
BuyingthroughAmazonwillgetyouausedversionoftheoriginalversionpublishedbyTektronix.Youcangettheupdated
version(showntotheright)bypurchasingfromLuLu.

ATopDown,ConstraintDrivenDesignMethodologyforAnalogIntegratedCircuits
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HenryChang,etal,1997
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Analogcircuitdesignisoftenthebottleneckwhendesigningmixedanalogdigitalsystems.ATopDown,Constraint
DrivenDesignMethodologyforAnalogIntegratedCircuitspresentsanewmethodologybasedonatopdown,constraint
drivendesignparadigmthatprovidesasolutiontothisproblem.Thismethodologyhastwoprincipaladvantages:(1)it
providesahighprobabilityforthefirstsiliconwhichmeetsallspecifications,and(2)itshortensthedesigncycle.ATop
Down,ConstraintDrivenDesignMethodologyforAnalogIntegratedCircuitsispartofanongoingresearcheffortatthe
UniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeleyintheElectricalEngineeringandComputerSciencesDepartment.Manyfacultyand
students,pastandpresent,areworkingonthisdesignmethodologyanditssupportingtools.Theprincipalgoalsare:(1)
developingthedesignmethodology,(2)developingandapplyingnewtools,and(3)`proving'themethodologyby
undertaking`industrialstrength'designexamples.Theworkpresentedhereisneitherabeginningnoranendinthe
developmentofacompletetopdown,constraintdrivendesignmethodology,butratherastepinitsdevelopment.This
workisdividedintothreeparts.Chapter2presentsthedesignmethodologyalongwithfoundationmaterial.Chapters38
describesupportingconceptsforthemethodology,frombehavioralsimulationandmodelingtocircuitmodulegenerators.Finally,Chapters
911illustratethemethodologyindetailbypresentingtheentiredesigncyclethroughthreelargescaleexamples.Theseincludethe
designofacurrentsourceD/Aconverter,aSA/Dconverter,andavideodriversystem.Chapter12presentsconclusionsandcurrent
researchtopics.ATopDown,ConstraintDrivenDesignMethodologyforAnalogIntegratedCircuitswillbeofinteresttoanalogandmixed
signaldesignersaswellasCADtooldevelopers.

SurvivingtheSOCRevolutionAGuidetoPlatformBasedDesign
HenryChang,etal,1999
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TheaimofSurvivingtheSOCRevolution:AGuidetoPlatformBasedDesignistoprovidetheengineeringcommunity
withathoroughunderstandingofthechallengesinvolvedwhenmovingtosystemonachipanddeliverastepbystep
methodologytogetthemthere.Designreuseismosteffectiveinreducingthecostanddevelopmenttimewhenthe
componentstobesharedareclosetothefinalimplementation.Ontheotherhand,itisnotalwayspossibleordesirableto
sharedesignsatthislevel,sinceminimalvariationsinspecificationcanresultindifferent,albeitsimilar,implementations.
However,movinghigherinabstractioncaneliminatethedifferencesamongdesigns,sothatthehigherlevelof
abstractioncanbesharedandonlyaminimalamountofworkneedstobecarriedouttoachievefinalimplementation.
Theultimategoalistocreatealibraryoffunctionsandofhardwareandsoftwareimplementationsthatcanbeusedforall
newdesigns.Itisimportanttohaveamultilevellibrary,sinceitisoftenthecasethatthelowerlevelsthatareclosertothe
physicalimplementationchangebecauseoftheadvancesintechnology,whilethehigherlevelstendtobestableacross
productversions.Itismostlikelythatthepreferredapproachestotheimplementationofcomplexembeddedsystemswill
includethefollowingaspects:
+Designcostsandtimearelikelytodominatethedecisionmakingprocessforsystemsdesigners.Therefore,designreuseinallitsshapes
andformswillbeofparamountimportance.
+Designshavetobecapturedatthehighestlevelofabstractiontobeabletoexploitallthedegreesoffreedomthatareavailable.
+Nextgenerationsystemswilluseafewhighlycomplex(Moore'sLawLimited)parttypes,butmanymoreenergypowercostefficient,
mediumcomplexity(10M100M)gatesin50nmtechnologychips,workingconcurrentlytoimplementsolutionstocomplexsensing,
computing,andsignaling/actuatingproblems.
+Suchchipswillmostlikelybedevelopedasaninstanceofaparticularplatform.Thatis,ratherthanbeingassembledfromacollectionof
independentlydevelopedblocksofsiliconfunctionality,theywillbederivedfromaspecific`family'ofrnicroarchitectures,possiblyoriented
towardaparticularclassofproblems,thatcanbemodified(extendedorreduced)bythesystemdeveloper.
+Theseplatformswillbehighlyprogrammable.
+Bothsystemandsoftwarereuseimposeadesignmethodologythathastoleverageexistingimplementationsavailableatalllevelsof
abstraction.
Thisbookdealswiththebasicprinciplesofadesignmethodologythataddressestheconcernsexpressedabove.Theplatformconceptis
carriedthroughoutthebookasaunifyingthemetoreuse.Thisisthefirstbookthatdealswiththeplatformbasedapproachtothedesignof
embeddedsystemsandisasteppingstoneforanyonewhoisinterestedintherealissuesfacingthedesignofcomplexsystemsonchip.

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GrantMartinandHenryChang,2003
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In199899,atthedawnoftheSoCRevolution,wewroteSurvivingtheSOCRevolution:AGuidetoPlatformBased
Design.Inthatbook,wefocusedonpresentingguidelinesandbestpracticestoaidengineersbeginningtodesign
complexSystemonChipdevices(SoCs).Now,in2003,facingthemidpointofthatrevolution,webelievethatitistimeto
focusonwinning.Inthisbook,WinningtheSoCRevolution:ExperiencesinRealDesign,wegatherthebestpractical
experiencesinhowtodesignSoCsfromthemostadvanceddesigngroups,whilesettingtheissuesandtechniquesinthe
contextofSoCdesignmethodologies.Asaneditedvolume,thisbookhascontributionsfromtheleadingdesignhouses
whoarewinninginSoCsAltera,ARM,IBM,Philips,TI,UCBerkeley,andXilinx.Thesechapterspresentthemanyfacets
ofSoCdesigntheplatformbasedapproach,howtobestutilizeIP,Verification,FPGAfabricsasanalternativetoASICs,
andnextgenerationprocesstechnologyissues.WealsoincludeobservationsfromRonWilsonofCMPMediaonbest
practicesforSoCdesignteamcollaboration.Wehopethatbyutilizingthisbook,youtoo,willwintheSoCRevolution.

CMOSVLSIDesign:ACircuitsandSystemsPerspective
NeilWesteandDavidHarris,2004
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Theextensivelyrevised3rdeditionofCMOSVLSIDesigndetailsmoderntechniquesforthedesignofcomplexandhigh
performanceCMOSSystemsonChip.Theauthorsdrawuponextensiveindustryandclassroomexperiencetoexplain
modernpracticesofchipdesign.Theintroductorychaptercoverstransistoroperation,CMOSgatedesign,fabrication,and
layoutatalevelaccessibletoanyonewithanelementaryknowledgeofdigitalelectornics.Laterchaptersbeuildupanin
depthdiscussionofthedesignofcomplex,highperformance,lowpowerCMOSSystemsonChip.

SupportingMaterial
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