Fundamentals of Microelectronics [Hardcover]

Behzad Razavi (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 28, 2008 | ISBN-10: 0471478466 | ISBN-13: 978-0471478461 | Edition: 1

Designed to build a strong foundation in both design and analysis of electronic circuits, Razavi teaches conceptual understanding and mastery of the material by using modern examples to motivate and prepare students for advanced courses and their careers. Razavi's unique problem-solving framework enables students to deconstruct complex problems into components that they are familiar with which builds the confidence and intuitive skills needed for success.

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About the Author

Behzad Razavi is an award-winning teacher, researcher, and author. He holds a Ph.D. degree from Stanford University and has been Professor of Electrical Engineering at University of California, Los Angeles, since 1996. His current research encompasses RF and wireless design, broadband data communication circuits, phase-locking phenomena, and data converter design.

Professor Razavi's research and teaching have garnered numerous awards. He received the Beatrice Winner Award for Editorial Excellence at the 1994 ISSCC, the best paper award at the 1994 European Solid-State Circuits Conference, the best panel award at the 1995 and 1997 ISSCC, the TRW Innovative Teaching Award in 1997, and the best paper award at the IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference in 1998. He was the co-recipient of both the Hack Kilby Outstanding Student Paper Award and the Beatrice Winner Award for Editorial Excellence at teh 2001. International Solid-State Circuits conference (ISSCC). He received the Lockheed Martin Excellence in Teaching Award in 2006 and the UCLA Faculty Senate Teaching Award in 2007. He was also recognized as one of the top ten authors in the fifty-year history of ISSCC.

Professor Razavi is an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer, a Fellow of IEEE, and the author of a number of books, including Principles of Data Conversion System Design, RF Microelectronics (translated to Chinese and Japanese), Design of Analog CMOS Integrated Circuits (translated to Chinese and Japanese), Design of Integrated Circuits for Optical communications, and Fundamentals of Microelectronics. he is also the editor of Monolithic Phase-Locked Loops and Clock recovery circuits and Phase-Locking in High-Performance Systems.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 960 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (January 28, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471478466
• ISBN-13: 978-0471478461
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 1.5 x 10.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #320,574 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book from a Great Professor!!!, July 13, 2007

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This review is from: Fundamentals of Microelectronics (Paperback)

I had the great privilege of taking both of Professor Razavi's undergraduate analog electronic circuits courses and as the first class here at UCLA to use this book, I HIGHLY recommend it!! It is much different than other texts (i.e. Sedra/Smith), in that when teaching many of the topics, the problem is first laid out and more of a design\elimination process is encouraged to solve it. Chapter 5 is on BJTs and forms a very well-rounded and solid basis from which to proceed onto MOSFET technology. End-of-chapter problems are challenging and Prof. Razavi does a great job of helping students develop intuition instead of just a plug-and-chug mentality when dealing with circuit analysis!! Not to mention the price is right!! You definitely won't be disappointed with this purchase and I can't tell you how priceless a resource this has been for me in my undergraduate career!!!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent introductory analog circuit analysis and design book but ruined by numerous typos, July 16, 2009

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This review is from: Fundamentals of Microelectronics (Hardcover)

This is an excellent introductory book on analog circuit analysis and design, and as other Razavi's books, it is crystal clear, easy to follow, and has a lots of worked examples. However, as its preliminary version of this book (ISBN 047007292X), I still found many typos in this "official" release of this book, especially in the later chapters, even after I applied the errata provided by the publisher! These typos ruined the quality of this would-be-classic book. I think the author and publisher/editor should be more diligent on posting a new errata and fixing these errors in the new printings.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Good book, in Theory, March 28, 2011

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This review is from: Fundamentals of Microelectronics (Hardcover)

The homework problems in this book are abysmal. Either that, or my professor is deliberately choosing every problem which is poorly defined, over-constrained, or in some other way ambiguous and un-solvable based on the given information. If I hadn't already been a practicing EE for over 5 years and was just taking this course as an undergrad, I would probably be re-considering my choice of career due to the pain and problems encountered while trying to complete homework sets chosen from this book.

The text itself is reasonably clear and helpful, but do not expect to use the given problems to create functional homework sets. It's like somebody went through with a random number generator and changed all the numbers to create a new revision, never bothering to verify that the stated assumptions are still met.

This book may have the most awful problems I've ever seen in a text.