The exact nature of electricity was a mystery that tantalized scientists for centuries. As its power was revealed, it excited a succession of brilliant inventors from Nikola Tesla to Robert Noyce.

Their discoveries revolutionized the world.

In unflinching detail, Camenzind describes their personal ambitions, conflicts, betrayals, and successes, creating a masterful synthesis of human interest and lucid technical description, unlike any other book on this subject.

Who was Hans Camenzind?

He was an engineer in the early days of Silicon Valley who single-handedly developed the most successful integrated circuit chip in history--the 555 timer.

Thus, he was uniquely situated to write this brilliant historical document.

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THE LATEST SPICE SIMULATION AND DESIGN TOOLS FOR CREATING STATE-OF-THE-ART SWITCHMODE POWER SUPPLIES

Fully updated to incorporate new SPICE features and capabilities, this practical guide explains, step by step, how to simulate, test, and improve switch-mode power supplydesigns. Detailed formulas with founding equations are included. Based on the author's continued research and in-depth, handson work in the field, this revised resource offers a collection of the latest SPICE solutions to the most difficult problem facing power supply designers: creating smaller, more heat-efficient power supplies in shorter design cycles.

NEW to this edition:

• Complete analysis of rms currents for the three basic cells in CCM and DCM
• PWM switch at work in the small-signal analysis of the DCM boost and the QR flyback
• OTA-based compensators
• Complete transistor-level TL431 model
• Small-signal analysis of the borderline-operated boost PFC circuit operated in voltage or current mode
• All-over power phenomena in QR or fixed-frequency discontinuous/continuous flyback converters
• Small-signal model of a QR flyback converter
• Small-signal model of the active clamp forward converter operated in voltagemode control
• Electronic content--design templates and examples available online

Switch-Mode Power Supplies: SPICE Simulations and Practical Designs, Second Edition, covers:

Small-signal modeling * Feedback and ciontrol loops * Basic blocks and generic switched models * Nonisolated converters * Off-line converters * Flyback converters * Forward converters * Power factor correction

The dimensions of modern semiconductor devices are reduced to the point where classical semiconductor theory, including the concepts of continuous particle concentration and continuous current, becomes questionable. Further questions relate to two-dimensional transport in the most important field-effect devices and one-dimensional transport in nanowires and carbon nanotubes.

Designed for upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses, Principles of Semiconductor Devices, Second Edition, presents the semiconductor-physics and device principles in a way that upgrades classical semiconductor theory and enables proper interpretations of numerous quantum effects in modern devices. The semiconductor theory is directly linked to practical applications, including the links to the SPICE models and parameters that are commonly used during circuit design.

The text is divided into three parts: Part I explains semiconductor physics; Part II presents the principles of operation and modeling of the fundamental junctions and transistors; and Part III provides supplementary topics, including a dedicated chapter on the physics of nanoscale devices, description of the SPICE models and equivalent circuits that are needed for circuit design, introductions to the most important specific devices (photonic devices, JFETs and MESFETs, negative-resistance diodes, and power devices), and an overview of integrated-circuit technologies. The chapters and the sections in each chapter are organized so as to enable instructors to select more rigorous and design-related topics as they see fit.

The #1 Practical Guide to Signal Integrity Design--with Revised Content and New Questions and Problems

This book brings together up-to-the-minute techniques for finding, fixing, and avoiding signal integrity problems in your design. Drawing on his work teaching several thousand engineers and graduate students, world-renowned expert Eric Bogatin systematically presents the root causes of all six families of signal integrity, power integrity, and electromagnetic compatibility problems. Bogatin reviews essential principles needed to understand these problems, and shows how to use best design practices and techniques to prevent or address them early in the design cycle. To help test and reinforce your understanding, this new edition adds questions and problems throughout. Bogatin also presents more examples using free tools, plus new content on high-speed serial links, reflecting input from 130+ of his graduate students.

- A fully up-to-date introduction to signal integrity and physical design
- New questions and problems designed for both students and professional engineers
- How design and technology selection can make or break power distribution network performance
- Exploration of key concepts, such as plane impedance, spreading inductance, decoupling capacitors, and capacitor loop inductance
- Practical techniques for analyzing resistance, capacitance, inductance, and impedance
- Using QUCS to predict waveforms as voltage sources are affected by interconnect impedances
- Identifying reflections and crosstalk with free animation tools
- Solving signal integrity problems via rules of thumb, analytic approximation, numerical simulation, and measurement
- Understanding how interconnect physical design impacts signal integrity
- Managing differential pairs and losses
- Harnessing the full power of S-parameters in high-speed serial link applications
- Designing high-speed serial links associated with differential pairs and lossy lines--including new coverage of eye diagrams
- Ensuring power integrity throughout the entire power distribution path
- Realistic design guidelines for improving signal integrity, and much more

For professionals and students at all levels of experience, this book emphasizes intuitive understanding, practical tools, and engineering discipline, rather than theoretical derivation or mathematical rigor. It has earned a well-deserved reputation as the #1 resource for getting signal integrity designs right--first time, every time.

The Faraday Press Edition of István Novák's historic Power Distribution Network Design Methodologies brings to print important coverage of power system design topics including circuit board layout strategies, capacitor characterization and selection, controlled impedance design and guidance for system-level engineering.

Power Distribution Network (PDN) design procedures are covered in practical detail-covering topics including the buck converter topology, the proper selection and placement of bypass capacitors, power requirements of memory systems, powering FPGAs and designing/controlling wideband power delivery impedances. As clock speeds and power density requirements progress, the challenges of a robust system design becomes more and more important.

Power Distribution Network Design is a valuable resource for the global community of power supply designers.

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Thoroughly Revised, State-of-the-Art Semiconductor Design, Manufacturing, and Operations Information

Written by 70 international experts and reviewed by a seasoned technical advisory board, this fully updated resource clearly explains the cutting-edge processes used in the design and fabrication of IC chips, MEMS, sensors, and other electronic devices. Semiconductor Manufacturing Handbook, Second Edition, covers the emerging technologies that enable the Internet of Things, the Industrial Internet of Things, data analytics, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, and and smart manufacturing. You will get complete details on semiconductor fundamentals, front- and back-end processes, nanotechnology, photovoltaics, gases and chemicals, fab yield, and operations and facilities.

-Nanotechnology and microsystems manufacturing

-FinFET and nanoscale silicide formation

-Physical design for high-performance, low-power 3D circuits

-Epitaxi, anneals, RTP, and oxidation

-Microlithography, etching, and ion implantations

-Physical, chemical, electrochemical, and atomic layer vapor deposition

-Chemical mechanical planarization

-Atomic force metrology

-Packaging, bonding, and interconnects

-Flexible hybrid electronics

-Flat-panel, flexible display electronics, and photovoltaics

-Gas distribution systems

-Ultrapure water and filtration

-Process chemicals handling and abatement

-Chemical and slurry handling systems

-Yield management, CIM, and factory automation

-Manufacturing execution systems

-Advanced process control

-Airborne molecular contamination

-ESD controls in clean-room environments

-Vacuum systems and RF plasma systems

-IC manufacturing parts cleaning technology

-Vibration and noise design

-And much more

Recent Advance on Semiconductor Packaging.- System-in-Package.- Fan-In Wafer/Panel-Level Chip-Scale Packages.- Fan-Out Wafer/Panel-Level Packaging.- 2D, 2.1D, and 2.3D IC Integration.- 2.5D IC Integration.- 3D IC Integration.- Hybrid Bonding.- Chiplets Packaging.- Dielectric Materials.- Trends and Roadmap for Advanced Semiconductor Packaging.

This third updated edition fills the gap between a general solid-state physics textbook and research articles by providing detailed explanations of the electronic, vibrational, transport, and optical properties of semiconductors. The approach is physical and intuitive rather than formal and pedantic. The textbook emphasizes understanding the physical properties of Si and similar tetrahedrally coordinated semiconductors. Each chapter is enriched by an extensive collection of tables of material parameters, figures, and problems. Many of these problems lead the student by the hand to arrive at the results.

The purpose of this book is to illustrate the magnificence of the fabless semiconductor ecosystem, and to give credit where credit is due. We trace the history of the semiconductor industry from both a technical and business perspective. We argue that the development of the fabless business model was a key enabler of the growth in semiconductors since the mid-1980s. Because business models, as much as the technology, are what keep us thrilled with new gadgets year after year, we focus on the evolution of the electronics business. We also invited key players in the industry to contribute chapters. These In Their Own Words chapters allow the heavyweights of the industry to tell their corporate history for themselves, focusing on the industry developments (both in technology and business models) that made them successful, and how they in turn drive the further evolution of the semiconductor industry.

Semiconductor devices are present everywhere in modern society. Understanding them is critical for anyone pursuing a career in areas such as semiconductor processing, electrical circuit design, VLSI design, power engineering, and solid-state sensors. Students with a background in electrical engineering, material science, physics, process engineering, or nanotechnology will all find this book useful. This textbook starts with a description of what a semiconductor is and proceeds to describe how semiconductor devices work. The semiconductor devices covered include the MOSFET, diode, LED, solar cell, power MOSFET, and IGBT. The book focuses on an understanding of the key concepts. This book is written for use in the classroom or for self-study and includes numerous examples that are clearly worked out. The author brings years of teaching experience breaking down complicated topics and making them easy to understand without sacrificing the level of the content.

The Guide to Semiconductor Engineering is concerned with semiconductor materials, devices and process technologies which in combination constitute an enabling force behind the growth of our technical civilization. This book was conceived and written keeping in mind those who need to learn about semiconductors, who are professionally associated with select aspects of this technical domain and want to see it in a broader context, or for those who are simply interested in state-of-the-art semiconductor engineering. In its coverage of semiconductor properties, materials, devices, manufacturing technology, and characterization methods, this Guide departs from textbook-style, monothematic in-depth discussions of each topic. Instead, it considers the entire broad field of semiconductor technology and identifies synergistic interactions within various areas in one concise volume. It is a holistic approach to the coverage of semiconductor engineering which distinguishes this Guide among other books concerned with semiconductors related issues.

A Comprehensive Source for Taking on the Next Stage of OLED R&D

OLED Fundamentals: Materials, Devices, and Processing of Organic Light-Emitting Diodes brings together key topics across the field of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), from fundamental chemistry and physics to practical materials science and engineering aspects to design and manufacturing factors. Experts from top academic institutions, industry, and national laboratories provide thorough, up-to-date coverage on the most useful materials, devices, and design and fabrication methods for high-efficiency lighting.

The first part of the book covers all the construction materials of OLED devices, from substrate to encapsulation. For the first time in book form, the second part addresses challenges in devices and processing, including architectures and methods for new OLED lighting and display technologies.

The book is suitable for a broad audience, including materials scientists, device physicists, synthetic chemists, and electrical engineers. It can also serve as an introduction for graduate students interested in applied aspects of photophysics and electrochemistry in organic thin films.

This book introduces the foundations and fundamentals of electronic circuits. It broadly covers the subjects of circuit analysis, as well as analog and digital electronics. It features discussion of essential theorems required for simplifying complex circuits and illustrates their applications under different conditions. Also, in view of the emerging potential of Laplace transform method for solving electrical networks, a full chapter is devoted to the topic in the book. In addition, it covers the physics and technical aspects of semiconductor diodes and transistors, as well as discrete-time digital signals, logic gates, and combinational logic circuits. Each chapter is presented as complete as possible, without the reader having to refer to any other book or supplementary material.

Featuring short self-assessment questions distributed throughout, along with a large number of solved examples, supporting illustrations, and chapter-end problems and solutions, this book is ideal for any physics undergraduate lecture course on electronic circuits. Its use of clear language and many real-world examples make it an especially accessible book for students unfamiliar or unsure about the subject matter.

Based on the authors' years of extensive experience, this is an authoritative overview of Wide Bandgap (WBG) device characterization. It provides essential tools to assist researchers, advanced students and practicing engineers in performing both static and dynamic characterization of WBG devices, particularly those based on using silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power semiconductors. The book presents practical considerations for real applications, and includes examples of applying the described methodology.

Part 1 of a readable two-part, no-nonsense ramp-up into the very depths of control loop theory -- from Sanjaya Maniktala, reputed author of over six well-known books of power electronics. Go confidently from the mundane world of closed loop room air-conditioners, into the heart of modern switchers. Featuring a deep dive into finer aspects of analog and digital control, routinely glossed over in related literature, or mystified by unending math. Corrects abundant myths, preconceptions and erroneous notions to prepare the stage for a unique understanding of PID coefficients, never before conveyed in such a straightforward and elegant manner.

This is the origin story of technology super heroes: the creators and founders of ARM, the company that is responsible for the processors found inside 95% of the world's mobile devices today. This is also the evolution story of how three companies - Apple, Samsung, and Qualcomm - put ARM technology in the hands of billions of people through smartphones, tablets, music players, and more. It was anything but a straight line from idea to success for ARM. The story starts with the triumph of BBC Micro engineers Steve Furber and Sophie Wilson, who make the audacious decision to design their own microprocessor - and it works the first time. The question becomes, how to sell it? Part I follows ARM as its founders launch their own company, select a new leader, a new strategy, and find themselves partnered with Apple, TI, Nokia, and other companies just as digital technology starts to unleash mobile devices. ARM grows rapidly, even as other semiconductor firms struggle in the dot com meltdown, and establishes itself as a standard for embedded RISC processors. Apple aficionados will find the opening of Part II of interest the moment Steve Jobs returns and changes the direction toward fulfilling consumer dreams. Samsung devotees will see how that firm evolved from its earliest days in consumer electronics and semiconductors through a philosophical shift to innovation. Qualcomm followers will learn much of their history as it plays out from satellite communications to development of a mobile phone standard and emergence as a leading fabless semiconductor company. If ARM could be summarized in one word, it would be collaboration. Throughout this story, from Foreword to Epilogue, efforts to develop an ecosystem are highlighted. Familiar names such as Google, Intel, Mediatek, Microsoft, Motorola, TSMC, and others are interwoven throughout. The evolution of ARM's first 25 years as a company wraps up with a shift to its next strategy: the Internet of Things, the ultimate connector for people and devices. Research for this story is extensive, simplifying a complex mobile industry timeline and uncovering critical points where ARM and other companies made fateful and sometimes surprising decisions. Rare photos, summary diagrams and tables, and unique perspectives from insiders add insight to this important telling of technology history.

This book is primarily designed to serve as a textbook for undergraduate students of electrical, electronics, and computer engineering, but can also be used for primer courses across other disciplines of engineering and related sciences. The book covers all the basic aspects of electronics engineering, from electronic materials to devices, and then to basic electronic circuits. The book can be used for freshman (first year) and sophomore (second year) courses in undergraduate engineering. It can also be used as a supplement or primer for more advanced courses in electronic circuit design. The book uses a simple narrative style, thus simplifying both classroom use and self study. Numerical values of dimensions of the devices, as well as of data in figures and graphs have been provided to give a real world feel to the device parameters. It includes a large number of numerical problems and solved examples, to enable students to practice. A laboratory manual is included as a supplement with the textbook material for practicals related to the coursework. The contents of this book will be useful also for students and enthusiasts interested in learning about basic electronics without the benefit of formal coursework.

A detailed cross section of DRAM is presented in this book. DRAM is abbreviation of Dynamic Random Access Memory. DRAM is volatile memory used for electronic devices such as personal computer, cell phone, pad, etc. DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) becomes an important component for electronic devices is after Bill Gates and Paul Allen found Microsoft Corporation which makes the personal computer software operation system DOS (disk operation system) in 1975.Nowadays, the memory unit is improved and has a lot of progress from K (kilobyte or KB) to G (gigabyte or GB). The DRAM memory IC is a key component of personal computer and the price of it is lower than that of the CPU IC.

For courses in semiconductor devices.

Prepare your students for the semiconductor device technologies of today and tomorrow.

Modern Semiconductor Devices for Integrated Circuits, First Edition introduces students to the world of modern semiconductor devices with an emphasis on integrated circuit applications. Written by an experienced teacher, researcher, and expert in industry practices, this succinct and forward-looking text is appropriate for both undergraduate and graduate students, and serves as a suitable reference text for practicing engineers.

Hands are useless if there are no eyes to see what is obvious. -M. V. Lomonosov Dear Reader, I invite you to open this book and step on the semiconductor surface, where the processes that form the subject of the book come into play. The surface of the semiconductor is attracting more and more interest among researchers, in fact researchers in two different fields. These are notably the physicists and engineers engaged in research in semi- conductor physics and the making of semiconductor devices. The entire industry of semiconductor instruments hinges on the problem of the surface. The quality of semiconductor devices, whose use is growing steadily, depends essentially on the properties of the surface. The instability of these properties and their uncon- trollable alterations with temperature and under the influence of environmental conditions result in a lack of stability in the performance of semiconductor devices, hence the high percentage of waste in their industrial production. The methods used in factory laboratories to prevent such waste are largely empirical. The properties of the surface, the nature of the physicochemical processes that take place on it, and the role of environmental factors still remain obscure. A major task of the semiconductor industry is to learn to control the properties of the surface.