Re: Hans Camenzind's Book, Designing Analog Chips

On Thu, 23 Feb 2006 00:19:53 GMT, Glen Walpert <gwalpert@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

On Wed, 22 Feb 2006 15:36:54 -0700, Jim Thompson
<To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On 15 Feb 2006 06:10:07 -0800, Winfield Hill
<Winfield_member@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On 31 May 2004 Jim Thompson wrote:

Check out Hans Camenzind's (free, downloadable) book....
http://www.arraydesign.com/designinganalogchips.pdf

New URL, http://www.arraydesign.com/downloads/index.html

Hans' book is out in print now. I received my copy last
week, and I must say, it's far superior to hold it in your
hand than to read it onscreen. Anyway, it's a great book,
very entertaining while informative, good illustrations,
highly recommended. Low cost as well, $21.95 or $15.99.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1589397185/104-3765969-1930304

Well... Three things...

Now we know why the book is only $21.95 ;-)

Wonder how he "introduced the phase-locked loop concept to ICs"?
Motorola was making PLL chips designed by Ron Treadway and myself
before Hans left graduate school.

"In February of 1964 David Hilbiber of Fairchild..." discovered the
concept of what would later develop into bandgaps. Six years later
(1970) "...Bob Widlar put in the missing pieces".

Except I was making bandgaps well before I left Motorola in 1970.
Guess that'll teach me to publish instead of just going for the big
bucks ;-)

...Jim Thompson

Interesting two things, but these history errors would not seem to
relate much to the books usefulness to someone wishing to learn analog
IC design. And it would be a bit much to expect it to be of much use
to an old pro like you, but is it useful in its presentation of design
methodology for the newbie, without being too misleading or outdated?

It's passable, but there are a lot of no-no's... see Fig. 5-12 and
mull over it for awhile.

...Jim Thompson
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