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Text Microelectronic Circuits
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DATE: july 1997
TITLE: New Text on Microelectronic Circuits (Fourth Edition)
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Microelectronic Circuits, Fourth Edition
by
ADEL S. SEDRA, University of Toronto, and KENNETH C. SMITH, Hong Kong
University of Science and Technology and University of Toronto
Microelectronic Circuits, Fourth Edition is an extensive revision of the
classic text by Adel S. Sedra and K. C. Smith. The primary objective of this
text remains the development of the student's ability to analyze and design
electronic circuits, both analog and digital, discrete and integrated.
Fundamental developments in modern technology, particularly the increased
emphasis on integrated circuits and the profusion of advances in digital
electronics, require that engineers today be aptly equipped with knowledge
of these concepts and techniques. In this edition, the authors present these
concepts and techniques earlier on in the text and in greater detail than in
previous editions. While the previous edition presented students with analog
oriented concepts followed by digital, the fourth edition promotes learning
these ideas side-by-side, as they often appear in the real world. Since most
professors use Part 1 or the first 5 chapters of the text for a first course
on basic devices, the new edition fully integrates the fundamental concepts
of digital electronics into these critical chapters. The result is a clear
and complete introduction to both the analog and digital concepts essential
to building a solid foundation for a modern introductory course on
electronic circuits.
In order to help students fully comprehend the concepts presented, the
amount of material in Part 1 on the physical operation of devices has been
increased. Appreciation of these devices--how they are modeled using modern
computer tools like SPICE, and the fact that most circuits designed today
are integrated circuits--requires a firm grasp of device physics. To achieve
this, the authors have increased the basic material on semiconductors and
the PN Junction (Chapter 3), added additional material on Bipolar Junction
Transistor operation (Chapter 4), and correspondingly increased coverage of
MOSFET operation (Chapter 5). Instead of deliberately setting off this
material into a separate chapter on device physics, the authors have
integrated it into these chapters where appropriate. The result is a gradual
introduction to these ideas within the context of their importance where
they are needed.
The material on digital electronics has been completely and thoroughly
updated, expanded, and re-organized to reflect the tremendous advances in
this area since the last edition. Since all electronics engineers need
exposure to digital electronics early in their course work, a new section in
Chapter 1 introduces the key element of digital electronics--the logic
inverter--side by side with the fundamental element of analog
electronics--the amplifier. This signifies the great importance of the
emergence of digital electronics. More digital electronics has been added to
Chapter 4 on the Bipolar Junction Transistor inverter as well as to a new
section in Chapter 5 on the CMOS inverter. By including this expanded
material early on in Part I, the student is exposed to the basics of analog
and digital electronics in what is typically the first semester of the
course (Part I, Chapters 1-5). MOS Digital Integrated Circuits (Chapter 13)
has been completely rewritten and expanded to include more coverage of
memory and an overview of digital circuit technologies, logic-circuit
families and styles for digital system design. New topics have been added,
including CMOS logic circuits and static and dynamic analysis, psuedo-NMOS
logic, pass transistor logic, dynamic logic, dynamic techniques in flip-flop
design, and ring oscillator.
The MOSFET has become the most significant device in electronics today. The
material on MOSFET (Chapter 5) has been entirely re-written to reflect the
shift toward Integrated Circuit technology and the vast number of changes in
MOS Integrated Circuit design. The amount of material devoted to JFET
coverage has been substantially reduced.
SPICE has been incorporated not only at the end of the appropriate device
chapters (Chapters 3, 4, and 5), but also at the end of most chapters
throughout the text, thereby increasing the flexibility to use this tool
when desired. Emphasis is placed on models, when to use SPICE and what the
benefits are. The placement of these SPICE SIMULATION EXAMPLES at the end of
chapters allows the reader to use them optionally without interrupting the
flow of the text. The authors have also included a short appendix on SPICE
in the back of the book. For a complete introduction to SPICE, consult
Roberts and Sedra's SPICE, Second Edition (0-19-510842-6). All examples are
carefully chosen for their ability to illustrate the concepts of the chapter
in a connected way. They demonstrate the power of SPICE and the potential
advantages gained by using it. It should be carefully noted, however, that
by-hand analysis is critical prior to employing SPICE.
The Appendix on IC Fabrication has been thoroughly updated, and brief
material on layout has been included.
The hallmark end-of-chapter problem material has increased by offering
nearly 30% more per chapter, providing well over 1300 homework problems.
Many of the existing problems have been replaced or modified. See the
ancillary information for additional problem material.
Microelectronic Circuits, Fourth Edition, is intended for the core courses
in electronic circuits taught to majors in electrical and computer
engineering. All electrical and computer engineering students are required
to take at least one semester of electronic circuits for which this text is
intended. It should also prove useful to engineers and other professionals
who wish to update their knowledge of fundamental electronic circuits. The
text is supported extensively with ancillary materials.
* Comprehensive revision--nearly 40% of the book has been rewritten and
on average 30% more problems per chapter have been added
* Chapter 5 MOSFET has undergone a complete revision, rewritten to
reflect the current significance of MOSFETs
* Digital Electronics material has been completely and thoroughly
rewritten and expanded
* SPICE problems included in all chapters on devices
* Unique supplements package including CD-ROM in every book
* Ancillary Material:
* 1) CD-ROM free in every book. Includes: Interactive examples from the
text, EDN's Design Ideas, Interactive circuits created using
Electronics WorkBench, and SPICE models.
* 2) KC's Problems and Solutions for Microelectronic Circuits, 4/e, (ISBN
0-19-511771-9) Includes problems and solutions of varying degrees of
difficulty for students to review and to learn problem solving
Techniques from. Solutions are completely worked out for self-study.
* 3) Transparency Acetates (ISBN 0-19-511770-0). A. 2-color
transparencies of 200 figures selected from the text.
* 4) Instructor's Manual with Transparency Masters (ISBN 0-19-511769-7)
Includes worked-out solutions for all end of chapter problems and
hard-copy masters of transparency acetates.
* 5) A Practical Guide to Selecting Electronic Components, by Wai Tung
Ng, University of Toronto (ISBN 0-19-511773-5) This book provides the
student with much needed real world guidance on how to choose
appropriate components for specific tasks. Fully keyed to the main
text.
* 6) SPICE, 2/e, by Gordon Roberts and Adel Sedra (ISBN 0-19-510842-6)
Teaches students not only how to use SPICE but why it plays such a
critical role in modern circuit design.
* 7) The Laboratory Manual for Microelectronic Circuits, 4/e, by KC Smith
(ISBN 0-19-511772-7) Has been completely revised and simplified to
incorporate practical hands-on experiments
* 8) Sedra/Smith World Wide Web site:
This site includes:
SPICE Models
Design Problems
Component Data Sheets
Additional worked examples and problem-solving hints from KC Smith
Free, downloadable circuits that use Electronics Workbench, a popular
circuit simulation software.
Complete description of all supplements
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1360 pp., 2000 illus., 7-1/2 x 9-1/4
$80.00s, 0-19-511663-1
June 1997
Oxford University Press
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