Intuitive analog circuit design

Intuitive Analog Circuit Design outlines ways of thinking about analog circuits and systems that let you develop a feel for what a good, working analog circuit design should be. This book reflects author Marc Thompson's 30 years of experience designing analog and power electronics circuits and teaching graduate-level analog circuit design, and is the ideal reference for anyone who needs a straightforward introduction to the subject. In this book, Dr. Thompson describes intuitive and "back-of-the-envelope" techniques for designing and analyzing analog circuits, including transistor amplifiers (CMOS, JFET, and bipolar), transistor switching, noise in analog circuits, thermal circuit design, magnetic circuit design, and control systems. The application of some simple rules of thumb and design techniques is the first step in developing an intuitive understanding of the behavior of complex electrical systems. Introducing analog circuit design with a minimum of mathematics, this book uses numerous real-world examples to help you make the transition to analog design. The second edition is an ideal introductory text for anyone new to the area of analog circuit design. Key Features: --LTSPICE files and PowerPoint files available online to assist readers and instructors in simulating circuits found in the text --Design examples are used throughout the text, along with end-of-chapter examples --Covers real-world parasitic elements in circuit design and their effects. Dr. Thompson specializes in custom R/D, analysis, and failure investigations into multi-disciplinary electrical, magnetic, electromechanical and electronic systems at Thompson Consulting, Inc. (Harvard MA). The author is also Teaching Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Publisher's note.

Previous edition: 2006.

Chapter 1. Introduction and motivation -- Chapter 2. Signal processing basics -- Chapter 3. Diode physics -- Chapter 4. Bipolar transistor models -- Chapter 5. Basic bipolar transistor amplifiers -- Chapter 6. Bandwidth estimation techniques -- Chapter 7. Advanced transistor amplifier techniques -- Chapter 8. High gain bipolar amplifiers -- Chapter 9. Introduction to MOSFET devises -- Chapter 10. Bipolar transistor switching -- Chapter 11. Review of feedback models -- Chapter 12. Basic operational amplifier topologies and a case study -- Chapter 13. Review of current feedback operational amplifiers -- Chapter 14. Analog low-pass filters -- Chapter 15. Review of passive components -- Chapter 16. Other useful design techniques and loose ends -- Appendix: Matlab scripts.