'Developing engineering solutions benefits greatly from the proverbial back of the envelope analysis. This book does an excellent job of not only providing a great reference to a number of estimating techniques (limitations clearly identified) for a number of key topics. It also resurrects the concept of engineering estimation, to quickly evaluate ideas and drive to useful conclusions without losing context. This art form is dwindling as today's engineers continue to depend on (very capable) computer simulators, slowing the development of intuition and hence innovation.' Claudio Anzil, Innophase Inc.
1. General guidelines in estimation analysis in integrated circuits; 2. Basic amplifier stages; 3. Higher level amplifier stages; 4. Electromagnetism – fundamentals; 5. Electromagnetism – circuit applications; 6. Electromagnetic field simulators; 7. System aspects; Appendix A: basic transistor and technology model; Appendix B: useful mathematical relationships; Index.