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Sedra-Smith: Microelectronic Circuits 5 edit.5Th edition + CD ROM with PSPICE 9.2 LITE EDITION
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| Microelectronic Circuits, fifth edition, is intended as a text for the core courses in electronic circuits taught to majors in electrical and computer engineering. It should also prove useful to engineers and other professionals wishing to update their knowledge through self-study. As was the case with the first four editions, the objective of this book is to develop in the reader the ability to analyze and design electronic circuits, both analog and digital, discrete and integrated. While the application of integrated circuits is covered, emphasis is placed on transistor circuit design. This is done because of our belief that even if the majority of those studying the book were not to pursue a career in IC design, knowledge of what is inside the IC package would enable intelligent and innovative application of such chips. Furthermore, with the advances in VLSI technology and design methodology, IC design itself is becoming accessible to an increasing number of engineers. Over 450 exercises are integrated throughout the text. The answer to each exercise is given below the exercise so students can check their understanding of the material as they read. Solving these exercises should enable the reader to gauge his or her grasp of the preceding material. In addition, more than 1370 end-of-chapter problems, about a third of which are new to this edition, are provided. The problems are eyed to the individual sections and their degree of difficulty is indicated by a rating system: difficult problems are marked with as asterisk (*); more difficult problems with two asterisks (**); and very difficult (and/or time consuming) problems with three asterisks (***). We must admit, however, that this classification is by no means exact. Our rating no doubt had depended to some degree on our thinking (and mood!) at the time a particular problem was created. Answers to about half the problems are given in Appendix H. Complete solutions for all exercises and problems are included in the Instructor’s Manual, which is available from the publisher for those instructors who adopt the book. As in the previous four editions, many examples are included. The examples, and indeed most of the problems and exercises, are based on real circuits and anticipate the applications encountered in designing real-life circuits. This edition continues the use of numbered solution steps in the figures for many examples, as an attempt to recreate the dynamics of the classroom. THE CD-ROM AND THE WEBSITE A CD-ROM accompanies this book. It contains much useful supplementary information and material intended to enrich the student’s learning experience. These include
A website for the book has been set up (www.sedrasmith.org). Its content will change frequently to reflect new developments in the field. It features SPICE models and files for all PSpice examples, links to industrial and academic websites of interest, and a message center to communicate with the authors. There is also a link to the Higher Education Group of Oxford University Press so professors can receive complete text support. Contents
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