Microelectronics (Mcgraw-Hill Series in Electrical Engineering)

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Summary: Classic.
Review: Certainly, one of the best books if u ever want to learn the theory of electronics.Most of the other books are pale shadows of this book. Not for the faint-hearted however as this requires a superb grasp of physics and maths. Quite dated now though but the
theory of transistors has not changed too! Does have a theoretical bias though. A co-requisite would be a book in circuit analysis.

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Summary: lots of topic covered
Review: I tend to agree with other reviewrs that this book is by no means for beginners. We had it for a junior level course in advanced electronics and I learned a lot about amplifiers from this book. The maths is a little too much to handle at times but it really clarifies the theory once you get it.

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Summary: BAD book
Review: If you enjoy being lost and confused, then this will be the best book you will ever buy. The author did a great job in making the students (readers) feel that they have no clue what's going on. I feel sorry for the people who use this book as a required text book in their courses. I have used Hambley's book to learn microelectronics. It is a GREAT book.

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Summary: This book blows
Review: This book is a good resource for individuals who already have some background in the subject. I wouldn't recommend it for bignners. The authors wanted to put everything about electronics in one volume; producing quite a big volume that is not very appealing to new students in the feild. I didn't like the way problems were organized; they were all put together at the end of the book. This book, though, seems to be of more use to practicing engineers/techncians.

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Summary: Not a good reference
Review: This book is typical of someone who writes a book not for the readers but just to have his/her name on a book. If you use this
textbook for your course, I really hope that you have a good
professor who takes the time to explain it. If your prof is just
average, which is what happened in our case, most of the people
in the class will likely be lost. I believe giving 2 stars to
this book is generous; and my advice is, don't waste your time.

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Summary: The better book for me
Review: This is a great textbook that our teachers call the "Bible."

The authors first discuss the soul of a semiconductor -- silicon, its physical and chemical properties. The authors also talk about basic electronic circuits, such as Thevenin's and Norton's Equations, and microelectronic devices, such as diodes and transistors. The text is easy to understand for beginners of microelectronics.

Later on in the text the authors spend several chapters on Integrated Circuits(IC); they explain in detail the fundamental relationship between logic circuits and microelectronic circuits. They also apply concepts of logic to logic circuits, and in the process take the readers into the world of microelectronics.

It is a pity, however, that this book does not talk about microelectronic devices such as light emitted diodes(LED), and logic circuit applications such as seven-segment displays. But this is the most widely used textbook in our school, and it is most popular amongst our teachers. And thus I choose this book.