CMOS: Mixed-Signal Circuit Design

(IEEE Press Series on

Microelectronic Systems) by R.
Jacob Baker

Best Book On Mixed-Signal Circuit Design

Analog signal processing circuit blocks implemented in mixed-signal

systems utilize more digital signal processing where the quality of the
analog components can be reduced at the cost of digital system
complexity. Discussing these design techniques from a circuit designers
point of view, CMOS is an advanced guide to mixed-signal circuit design
that will bring designers rapidly up to speed. This new edition features
additional examples and more, smaller chapters to make the information
more accessible to graduate students as well as professionals who want to
improve their skills in this area.
Personal Review: CMOS: Mixed-Signal Circuit Design (IEEE
Press Series on Microelectronic Systems) by R. Jacob Baker
The book begins by covering basic data converter theory and includes
methods for SPICE modeling of data converters. An important aspect to
this coverage is that the metrics for evaluating data converters are
explained clearly (this makes the book a great reference when wading
through some of the spec sheets or journal articles covering data
converters).After the fundamentals of data converters are established, the
text covers noise-shaping converters (including a review of some of the
digital filtering concepts required to understand/implement these devices).
This is one of the hottest topics in solid-state circuit design today, with
journal articles appearing monthly on new topologies and uses for sigma-
delta data converters. Very few textbooks are available that cover this
topic, and it is great to have a book that teaches the noise-shaping
concepts in such a straightforward manner.There are a few chapters that
cover implementation of data converters, including a very useful chapter
on submicron CMOS circuit design. Rather than simply focus on the
academic and `ideal' implementations of circuitry, this text takes a practical
approach and recognizes that the real world is not perfect. This approach
is seen throughout the text and gives a deeper appreciation for the
specifications used to characterize converter performance, as well as the
limitations with various circuit topologies.In addition to data converters,
there is a chapter on integrator-based CMOS filters (this is very applicable
in today's mixed-signal CMOS designs), including filters that use the noise-
shaping concepts discussed earlier.Very few technical textbooks are as
well thought as this one. From start to finish, the text is filled with practical
examples that aid in the learning process. There are SPICE examples
throughout the book, and the netlists will all run using WinSPICE (all
netlists and WinSPICE are available for download ...). It is great to be able
to play with these netlists and get a feel for how the circuits operate.The
final chapter in the book takes the concepts taught and shows real
implementations of several circuits (on a breadboard and with hand-
soldered circuits), including a noise-shaping modulator and a discrete
analog integrator. The author proves that the concepts work with these
implementations and discusses proper laboratory measurement and
characterization techniques.This book is a great teaching tool as a
classroom text or as a self-study reference. The problems at the end of
each chapter and the prototypes at the end of the book allow the reader to
verify understanding, whether on paper or in the laboratory.

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