Intuitive analog circuit design

This book 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.

"LTSPICE files and PowerPoint files are 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. Real-world parasitic elements in circuit design and their effects are covered"--Page 4 of cover.

Previous edition: 2006.

Chapter 1. Introduction and motivation -- chapter 2. Review of signal processing basics -- chapter 3. Review of diode physics and the ideal (and later, nonideal) diode -- chapter 4. Bipolar transistor models -- chapter 5. Basic bipolar transistor amplifiers and biasing -- chapter 6. Amplifier bandwidth estimation techniques -- chapter 7. Advanced amplifier topics and design examples -- chapter 8. BJT high-gain amplifiers and current mirrors -- chapter 9. Introduction to field-effect transistors (FETs) and amplifiers -- chapter 10. Large-signal switching of bipolar transistors and MOSFETs -- chapter 11. Review of feedback systems -- 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. Passive components, prototyping issues, and a case study in PC board layout -- chapter 16. Noise -- chapter 17. Other useful design techniques and loose ends.