CMOS Circuit Design, Layout, and Simulation (Hardcover)

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Editorial Reviews

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"…this is a worthwhile and practical reference that will hold you for those next 25 years of CMOS challenges." (Electronic Design, February 15, 2008)

"I recommend the book for use in entry-level digital and analog circuit design classes." (IEEE Circuits & Devices)

"...provides a comprehensive guide to designing CMOS ICs...by using the software, the book becomes a truly interactive learning experience." (Electronic Design Online)

"…offering a vital contemporary view of a wide range of analog/digital circuit blocks, the BSIM model, data converter architectures, and much more." (IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society Newsletter) --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Description

"This exceptionally comprehensive tutorial presentation of complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) integrated circuits will guide you through the process of implementing a chip from the physical definition through the design and simulation of the finished chip. CMOS: CIRCUIT DESIGN, LAYOUT, AND SIMULATION provides an important contemporary view of a wide range of circuit blocks, the BSIM model, data converter architectures, and much more.

Professors: To request an examination copy simply e-mail [e-mail]."

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IEEE Solid-State Circuits Council/Society, IEEE Circuits and Systems Society.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 902 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-IEEE Press; 1st edition (August 8, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0780334167
• ISBN-13: 978-0780334168
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 2.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #742,298 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Clear, concrete, comprehensive, self-contained CMOS text, March 29, 1999

By A Customer

The best of books say something important, and say it well. CMOS Circuit Design, Layout, and Simulation by Baker, Li, and Boyce is such a book. Rather than an opinion-free text, it's insight mixed with experience; when something is important, they tell you it's important.

The style is very clear, the copious graphics help explain and cement the ideas, and the numerous worked exercises, which apply the theory just developed, allow the exposition to flow -- it makes sense, the transitions are smooth and well motivated, and there are a lot of very good ideas and clever circuits in the book.

In addition to design, layout, and simulation of digital, analog, and mixed signal circuits (including memory circuits, Schmitt Triggers, PLLs, A2Ds, D2As, and VCOs), there is enough background in device physics to justify the equations underlying the theory.

The exposition is exceptional. The figures are usually on the same or facing page so you can look at what's being described. Derivations are worked out with a wealth of schematics and small signal models. The book is centered on CMOS, so there's no need to translate bipolar designs from earlier classic texts like Gray and Meyer. The treatment is up to date, with recent research results included and explained.

The book is comprehensive, complete, self-contained, and practical; it's anchored in a real process, works with (but does not require) the LASI CAD software, and provides ready access to design information, from the inside front cover summaries to a chapter on extracting parameters from BSIM models for hand calculation through the process and design rules in the appendices.

The only significant omission is a description of metastability, and how to reduce its impact.

This book is a creation of care and craft. It is a joy to read and to review.

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It doesn't get any better than this..., January 3, 2007

By	Stephen H. Lafferty - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: CMOS Circuit Design, Layout, and Simulation, Second Edition (Hardcover)

I used this book for an intensive self-study course in CMOS IC design and was deeply impressed by the quality of this book. The features I liked the most were:
- Clear, down-to-earth, working-engineer discussion.
- Profusely Illustrated. Very well done: Screenshots from software, layouts with cross-sections, schematics with annotations...
- Very practical: Baker obviously has DONE a lot of design--drops-in lots of street-wise comments. Addresses real-world problems. Doesn't get bogged-down in unneeded precision and complexity.
- Not afraid to dive into heavy theory, where needed: In spite of his practicality, he is absolutely fearless at thoroughly analyzing tough problems. Does approximations to make it tractable. Never loads-in math where it isn't necessary, though.
- I've found pearls of wisdom here that are (to my knowledge) truly unique. For example he neatly solves the "unsolvable" problem of the RMS value of flicker noise. (p. 246)
- Introduces free, but effective software for layout and simulation, making this a complete course-in-a-book.
- Comprehensive and up-to-date: Examples: He addresses 50nm (as well as long channel) design issues in detail; has in-depth coverage of techniques for extending common mode range and output swing.

Well, I could go on and on but will sum it up by saying that, if you are looking for a book on CMOS Circuit Design, it's hard to imagine one better than this one. Thanks, Dr. Baker, for this great book.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent & Practical!, August 29, 2005

By	M. Murphy - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: CMOS Circuit Design, Layout, and Simulation, Second Edition (Hardcover)

I have pretty much all the popular analog IC design books and this one is the most useful! It covers a wide variety of circuits, and explains many practical issues that are useful to someone getting starting in actually making circuits that work. Plus there are tons of examples to make everything stick...even SPICE files of everything on the web! The only thing this book doesn't have (which it would be impossible to fit plus is covered ad nauseum in the others) is in-depth theory. In conclusion, this book rocks and you will kick yourself if you miss it.