Wednesday, 6 February 2013

Microelectronic Circuits - Sedra Smith

Microelectronic Circuits by Adel S. Sedra and K. C. Smith



 Potholes :

  • Only the cover page has color.
  • The book is Thick as hell. (TAH - Thick as hell)
  • Absolutely no real life examples. The vocab doesn't go beyond semi-conductor terminology.
  • Formulas not printed in bold font.
  • Poorly denoted variables.
  • Unattractive, tiny foot-notes.
  •  Same boring silicon chip image on the top of every chapter.
  • No border for circuit diagrams.


Thumbs up:
  • Almost every page has a diagram.
  • Plenty of exercises (with solutions!) after every topic.
  •  Average sentence size. Not too long. :)
  • Good number of tables, formulas and circuits.
  • Average words per page: 325.


We believe that this one of it's kind book needs to be more visually polished and hence needs replacement from authors in the same field. How can an interactive human bear to read this book? 

Good for silicon geeks.

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