A Baker's Dozen: Real Analog Solutions for Digital Designers (Paperback)

by Bonnie Baker (Author) "A few years ago, I was approached by a new graduate, engineering applicant at the Embedded Systems Conference (ESC), 2001 in San Francisco..." (more)
Key Phrases: photosensing circuit, capacitive array, voltage noise density, Microchip Technology, John Wiley, Texas Instruments (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Review
"This self-teaching primer will enhance your design,
decision, and debugging skills so that you can face the reality of mixed-signal systems or digital designs with their inevitable analog-world aspects."

- Bill Schweber, EDN Magazine

"If digital engineers buy this excellent book it will reduce the number of e-mails that I and many application engineers get on an almost daily basis looking for assistance, particularly in op amp scaling and layout issues." - Paul McGoldrick
Editor-in-Chief of analogZONE

"Unlike a 'theoretical' book that covers circuit design in a detached 'perfect' world, this book provides information gathered during many years of bench-level engineering. It's the practical and current nature of the information in this book that will set it apart from other books about circuit design." - John Titus, Former Chief Editor of EDN and Test & Measurement World magazines

Book Description
Bringing the "art" of essential, analog disciplines to the toolbox of the digital design engineer

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Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Newnes (May 30, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0750678194
• ISBN-13: 978-0750678193
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #107,441 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent intro to analog/digital co-design, January 19, 2006

By	Vadim Vaynerman - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Anyone who works in electronics outside of the RF field knows that analog circuitry is being eclipsed by digital. However, analog is not truly dead, and will never be. Baker shows that many digital systems can benefit from judiciously-applied analog circuitry. New engineers would also benefit from the many case studies that the author discusses, such as the tradeoffs associated with using a particular kind of A/D for a specific application. This book bridges the analog and digital worlds, and gives the reader a foundation for delving into more specific knowledge that may be needed, such as in/op-amps, or DSP. However, much of this material will be known to engineers that have been in the EE field for some years, so the book is really aimed at students who will soon graduate, and engineers that just got their first design job.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Anonymous, March 31, 2009

By	AmazonUser - See all my reviews

I have not yet read this, but this author's work in EDN magazine is second to none. If her book is as well done as her EDN articles, this book is a must-have.

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Information/Great Book, July 6, 2005

By	Denise McDaniels - See all my reviews

This book brings together the analog and digital domains in a light-hearted and readable way. The author focuses on issues that come up in design instead of delving too deeply into theory. Very good job.