front cover -- copyright -- In memoriam -- Dedication -- table of contents -- front matter -- Preface -- Intended Audience -- Text Outline -- Acknowledgments -- body -- 1 Introduction and Motivation -- The Need for Analog Designers -- Some Early History of Technological Advances in Analog Integrated Circuits -- Digital vs. Analog Implementation: Designer's Choice -- So, Why Do We Become Analog Designers? -- Note on Nomenclature in this Text -- Note on Coverage in this Book -- References -- U.S. Patents -- 2 Review of Signal-Processing Basics -- Review of Laplace Transforms, Transfer Functions and Pole-Zero Plots -- First-Order System Response -- Second-Order Systems -- Review of Resonant Electrical Circuits -- Use of Energy Methods to Analyze Undamped Resonant Circuits -- Transfer Functions, Pole/Zero Plots and Bode Plots -- Risetime for Cascaded Systems -- Chapter 2 Problems -- References -- 3 Review of Diode Physics and the Ideal (and Later, Nonideal) Diode -- Current Flow in Insulators, Good Conductors and Semiconductors -- Electrons and Holes -- Drift, Diffusion, Recombination and Generation -- Effects of Semiconductor Doping -- PN Junction Under Thermal Equilibrium -- PN Junction Under Applied Forward Bias -- Reverse Biased Diode -- Ideal Diode Equation -- Charge Storage in Diodes -- Charge Storage in the Diode Under Forward Bias -- Reverse Recovery in Bipolar Diodes -- Reverse Breakdown -- Taking a Look at a Diode Datasheet -- Some Quick Comments on Schottky Diodes -- Chapter 3 Problems -- References -- 4 Bipolar Transistor Models -- A Little Bit of History -- Basic NPN Transistor -- Transistor Models in Different Operating Regions -- Low-Frequency Incremental Bipolar Transistor Model -- High-Frequency Incremental Model -- Reading a Transistor Datasheet -- Limitations of Hybrid-Pi Model -- Chapter 4 Problems -- References.

5 Basic Bipolar Transistor Amplifiers and Biasing -- The Issue of Transistor Biasing -- Example 5.1: Biasing example -- Some Transistor Amplifiers -- Example 5.2: Emitter follower design example -- Example 5.3: Peaking amplifier -- Chapter 5 Problems -- References -- 6 Bandwidth Estimation Techniques and the Method of Open-Circuit Time Constants -- Introduction to Open-Circuit Time Constants -- Example 6.1: Elementary OCTC example -- Transistor Amplifier Examples -- Example 6.2: Common-emitter amplifier (revisited) -- Example 6.3: Emitter-follower bandwidth estimate -- Example 6.4: Differential amplifier -- Example 6.5: Design case study using open-circuit time constants -- Chapter 6 Problems -- References -- 7 Advanced Transistor Amplifier Techniques -- Worst-Case Open-Circuit Time Constant Calculations -- Example 7.1: Estimating bandwidth of common-emitter amplifier with emitter degeneration -- Example 7.2: Gain of differential amplifier with emitter degeneration -- High-Frequency Output and Input Impedance of Emitter-Follower Buffers -- Example 7.3: Emitter-follower output impedance -- Example 7.4: Emitter-follower input impedance -- Bootstrapping -- Example 7.5: Bootstrapping an emitter-follower -- Example 7.6: Another bootstrapping design example -- Short-Circuit Time Constants -- Example 7.7: Short-circuit time constants design example -- Example 7.8: Peaking amplifier revisited -- Example 7.9: Common-base amplifier -- Example 7.10: Current amplifier -- Pole Splitting -- Example 7.11: Pole splitting -- Chapter 7 Problems -- References -- 8 High-Gain Bipolar Amplifiers and BJT Current Mirrors -- The Need to Augment the Hybrid-Pi Model -- Base-Width Modulation -- Finding Parameters from a Transistor Datasheet -- Common-Emitter Amplifier with Current Source Load -- Building Blocks -- Example 8.1: Incremental input resistance of emitter-follower.

Example 8.2: Widlar current mirror -- Example 8.3: Widlar mirror incremental output resistance -- Example 8.4: Current mirror error due to mismatched VCEs -- Example 8.5: Design example-high-gain amplifier -- Example 8.6: Another high-gain amplifier example -- Example 8.7: Another high-gain amplifier example (revisited) -- Chapter 8 Problems -- References -- 9 Introduction to MOSFET Devices and Basic MOS Amplifiers -- Some Early History of Field-Effect Transistors -- Qualitative Discussion of Basic MOS Devices -- Figuring Out the V/I Curve of a MOS Device -- Curve of a MOS Device -- MOS Small-Signal Model (Low Frequency) -- MOS Small-Signal Model (High Frequency) -- Basic MOS Amplifiers -- Example 9.1: MOS amplifier design example -- Chapter 9 Problems -- References -- 10 Bipolar Transistor Switching and the Charge Control Model -- Introduction -- Development of the Switching Models -- Reverse-Active Region -- Saturation -- Junction Capacitances -- Relationship Between Charge Control and Hybrid-Pi Parameters -- Finding Junction Capacitances from the Datasheet -- Manufacturers' Testing -- Charge Control Model Examples -- Example 10.1: Transistor inverter with base current drive -- Example 10.2: Transistor inverter with voltage drive -- Example 10.3: Nonsaturating current switch -- Emitter Switching -- 2N2222 Datasheet Excerpts -- Chapter 10 Problems -- References -- 11 Review of Feedback Systems -- Introduction and Some Early History of Feedback Control -- Invention of the Negative Feedback Amplifier -- Control System Basics -- Loop Transmission and Disturbance Rejection -- Stability -- Routh Stability Criterion -- The Phase Margin and Gain Margin Tests -- Relationship Between Damping Ratio and Phase Margin -- Loop Compensation Techniques-Lead and Lag Networks -- Parenthetical Comment on Some Interesting Feedback Loops.

Example 11.1: Gain of +1 amplifier -- Example 11.2: Gain of +10 amplifier -- Example 11.3: Integral control of reactive load -- Example 11.4: Photodiode amplifier -- Example 11.5: MOSFET current source -- Example 11.6: Maglev example -- Appendix: MATLAB Scripts -- Chapter 11 Problems -- References -- 12 Basic Operational Amplifier Topologies and a Case Study -- Basic Device Operation -- Example 12.1: Case study: Design, analysis and simulation of a discrete operational amplifier -- Brief Review of LM741 Op-Amp Schematic -- Some Real-World Limitations of Operational Amplifiers -- Example 12.2: Op-amp driving capacitive load -- Chapter 12 Problems -- References -- 13 Review of Current Feedback Operational Amplifiers -- Conventional Voltage-Feedback Op-Amp and the Constant "Gain Bandwidth Product" Paradigm -- Slew Rate Limitations in Conventional Op-Amps -- Basic Current Feedback Op-Amp -- Absence of Slew Rate Limit in Current Feedback Op-Amps -- Example 13.1: An admittedly very crude current-feedback op-amp discrete design -- Manufacturer's Datasheet Information for a Current Feedback Amplifier -- A More Detailed Model and Some Comments on Current-Feedback Op- Amp Limitations -- Chapter 13 Problems -- References -- 14 Analog Low-Pass Filters -- Introduction -- Review of Low-Pass Filter Basics -- Butterworth Filter -- Chebyshev Filter -- Bessel Filter -- Comparison of Responses of Different Filter Types -- Filter Implementation -- Example 14.1: Design example: Fifth-order Chebyshev filter with 0.5dB passband ripple -- Example 14.2: Design Example: 40-Hz Sallen-Key with Adjustable Q -- Example 14.3: Design case study: 1-MHz low-pass filter -- Example 14.4: Alternate design using Butterworth filter -- Chapter 14 Problems -- References -- 15 Review of Passive Components and a Case Study in PC Board Layout -- Resistors -- Comments on Surface-Mount Resistors.

Comments on Resistor Types -- Capacitors -- Inductors -- Discussion of Printed-Circuit Board Layout Issues -- Approximate Inductance of a PC Board Trace Above a Ground Plane -- Example 15.1: Design case study-high-speed semiconductor laser diode driver -- Chapter 15 Problems -- References -- 16 Other Useful Design Techniques and Loose Ends -- Thermal Circuits -- Steady-State Model of Conductive Heat Transfer -- Thermal Energy Storage -- Using Thermal Circuit Analogies to Determine Static Semiconductor Junction Temperature -- Mechanical Circuit Analogies -- Mechanical system: Electrical system: -- Example 16.1: Using mechanical circuit analogies -- The Translinear Principle -- Input Impedance of Infinitely Long Resistive Ladder -- Transmission Lines 101 -- Example 16.2: Transmission line calculation -- Node Equations and Cramer's Rule -- Example 16.3: Using Cramer's rule to solve simultaneous linear equations -- Finding Oscillation Modes -- Example 16.4: Finding oscillation modes using MATLAB -- Some Comments on Scaling Laws in Nature -- Chapter 16 Problems -- References -- Index -- back matter -- What's on the CD-ROM? -- CD-ROM License Agreement.