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An updated, accessible introductory text into the world of analog design

Table of Contents

Introduction and motivation Signal processing basics Diode physics Bipolar transistor models Basic bipolar transistor amplifiers Bandwidth estimation techniques Advanced transistor amplifier techniques High gain bipolar amplifiers Introduction to MOSFET devises Bipolar transistor switching Review of feedback models Basic operational amplifier topologies and a case study Review of current feedback operational amplifiers Analog low-pass filters Review of passive components Other useful design techniques and loose ends

About the Author

Dr. Thompson specializes in custom R/D, analysis, and failure investigations into multi-disciplinary electrical, magnetic, electromechanical and electronic systems at Thompson Consulting, Inc. (Harvard MA).The author is also Teaching Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He teaches graduate-level and undergraduate seminars in analog, power quality, power electronics, electomechanics, electric motors, rotating machinery, and power distribution for high-tech companies. He has taught for University of Wisconsin-Madison, covering classes in electric motors, electromechanical systems, power electronics and magnetic design.

Reviews

"...an excellent book for an advanced class in electrical engineering or for analog-circuit designers who want to !earn quickly about analog circuits and apply that knowledge to designing and building real circuits."--IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine, Jan-Feb 2015