The Art and Science of Analog Circuit Design

paulluy

如题，名气不小的一本书，和一般的模拟电路书不同，这是多个作者写的
关于电路设计方法论层次的书。

paulluy

The Art and Science of Analog Circuit Design 2/7

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The Art and Science of Analog Circuit Design 3/7

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The Art and Science of Analog Circuit Design 4/7

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The Art and Science of Analog Circuit Design 6/7

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The Art and Science of Analog Circuit Design 7/7

semico_ljj

好书，赞楼主！

semico_ljj

This book continues the approach originated in an earlier effort, "Analog
Circuit Design—Art, Science, and Personalities." In that book twenty-six
authors presented tutorial, historical, and editorial viewpoints on subjects
related to analog circuit design. The book encouraged readers to develop
their own approach to design. It attempted this by presenting the divergent
methods and views of people who had achieved some measure of
success in the field. A complete statement of this approach was contained
in the first book's preface, which is reprinted here (immediately following)
for convenience.
The surprisingly enthusiastic response to the first book has resulted in
this second effort. This book is similar in spirit, but some changes have
occurred. The most obvious difference is that almost all contributors are
new recruits. This seems a reasonable choice: new authors with new
things to say, hopefully augmenting the first book's message.
Although accomplished, some of this book's writers are significantly
younger and have less experience at analog design than the previous
book's authors. This is deliberate, and an attempt to maintain a balanced
and divergent forum unencumbered by an aging priesthood.
A final difference is the heavy capitalistic and marketeering influence
in many of the chapters. This unplanned emphasis is at center stage in
sections by Grant, Williams, Brown, and others, and appears in most
chapters. The influence of economics was present in parts of the earlier
book, but is much more pronounced here. The pristine pursuit of circuit
design is tempered by economic realities, and the role of money as design
motivator and modulator is undeniable.
We hope this book is as well received as the earlier effort, even as it
broadens the scope of topics and utilizes

semico_ljj

Preface to "Analog Circuit Design—Art, Science, and
Personalities"
This is a weird book. When I was asked to write it I refused, because I
didn't believe anybody could, or should, try to explain how to do analog
There should be an absolute minimum of editing, no subject or style requirements,
no planned page count, no outline, no nothing! I wanted the
book's construction to reflect its subject. What I asked for was essentially
a mandate for chaos. To my utter astonishment the publisher agreed and
we lurched hopefully forward.
A meeting at my home in February 1989 was well attended by potential
participants. What we concluded went something like this: everyone
would go off and write about anything that could remotely be construed
as relevant to analog design. Additionally, no author would tell any other
author what they were writing about. The hope was that the reader would
see many different styles and approaches to analog design, along with
some commonalities. Hopefully, this would lend courage to someone
seeking to do analog work. There are many very different ways to proceed,
and every designer has to find a way that feels right.
This evolution of a style, of getting to know oneself, is critical to
doing good design. The single greatest asset a designer has is selfknowledge.
Knowing when your thinking feels right, and when you're
trying to fool yourself. Recognizing when the design is where you want it
to be, and when you're pretending it is because you're only human.
Knowing your strengths and weaknesses, prowesses and prejudices.
Learning to recognize when to ask questions and when to believe your
answers.
Formal training can augment all this, but cannot replace it or obviate
its necessity. I think that factor is responsible for some of the mystique
associated with analog design. Further, I think that someone approaching
the field needs to see that there are lots of ways to do this stuff. They
should be made to feel comfortable experimenting and evolving their
own methods.
The risk in this book, that it will come across as an exercise in discord,
is also its promise. As it went together, I began to feel less nervous.
People wrote about all kinds of things in all kinds of ways. They had
some very different views of the world. But also detectable were commonalities
many found essential. It is our hope that readers will see this
somewhat discordant book as a reflection of the analog design process.
Take what you like, cook it any way you want to, and leave the rest.
Things wouldn't be complete without a special thanks to Carol Lewis
and Harry Helms at High Text Publications, and John Martindale at
Butterworth-Heinemann Publishers. They took on a book with an amorphous
charter and no rudder and made it work. A midstream change of
publishers didn't bother Carol and Harry, and John didn't seem to get
nervous over a pretty risky approach