Designing Analog Chips A comprehensive introduction to CMOS and bipolar analog IC design. The book presumes no prior knowledge of linear design, making it comprehensible to engineers with a non-analog background. The emphasis is on practical design, covering the entire field with hundreds of examples to explain the choices. Concepts are presented following the history of their discovery. Content: 1. Devices Semiconductors, The Bipolar Transistor, The Integrated Circuit, Integrated NPN Transistors, The Case of the Lateral PNP Transistor, CMOS Transistors, The Substrate PNP Transistor, Diodes, Zener Diodes, Resistors, Capacitors, CMOS vs. Bipolar. 2. Simulation, DC Analysis, AC Analysis, Transient Analysis, Variations, Models, Diode Model, Bipolar Transistor Model, Model for the Lateral PNP Transistor, MOS Transistor Models, Resistor Models, Models for Capacitors. 3. Current Mirrors. 4. Differential Pairs. 5. Current Sources. 6. Time Out: Analog Measures, dB, RMS, Noise, Fourier Analysis, Distortion, Frequency Compensation. 7. Bandgap References. 8. Op Amps . 9. Comparators 10. Transimpedance Amplifiers 11. Timers and Oscillators . 12. Phase-Locked Loops . 13. Filters . 14. Power, Linear Regulators, Low Drop-Out Regulators, Switching Regulators, Linear Power Amplifiers, Switching Power Amplifiers. 15. A to D and D to A, The Delta-Sigma Converter. 16. Odds and Ends, Gilbert Cell, Multipliers, Peak Detectors, Rectifiers and Averaging Circuits, Thermometers, Zero-Crossing Detectors. 17. Layout. This book can be downloaded in Adobe Acrobat format, free of charge (242 pages, 2.6MB). If you decide to print it, a color printer is recommended. All chapters have an even number of pages to make double-sided printing easy. Download Book Printed versions of Designing Analog Chips are available from Amazon and Barnes and Noble. For European readers the hard-cover version is printed in the UK and is available on-line through Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de or Amazond.fr. Hans Camenzind was born and raised in Switzerland and moved to the U.S. after college. He received an MSEE from Northeastern University and an MBA from the University of Santa Clara. After several years doing research in the Boston area, he moved to the West Coast to join Signetics (now Philips) and later started his own company, Interdesign. After heading it for seven years he sold Interdesign to Plessey. Since then he has been an independent design consultant in analog IC design, operating under the name Array Design in San Francisco. During his career at four different companies he designed the first integrated class D amplifier, introduced the phase-locked loop concept to ICs, invented the semicustom IC and created the 555 timer. He has designed 151 standard and custom ICs so far. Check out Camenzind's latest book on the history of electronics, Much Ado About Almost Nothing!