Hi everyone,

I am currently a student at the university of Oxford, England, doing a masters degree course in electronics. My dream is to become an analog design engineer. If I understand it properly, a design engineer designs new projects inside the company using mainly the company's products.

I really want to know what is the best way to become knowledgeable fast in analog chip design ? The thing is that my bachelors was in Mathematics rather than Electronics, so I am somewhat behind. However! I found out I am much more knowlegeable in electronics than many of the students in my course, because I did and do study a lot on my own, and many of the students there studied things like computer science, and mechatronics, and are not very good in electronics at all, so I am basically one of the best in the course. However compared to people who graduated in electronics from great places like MIT for example, I might be a bit behind.

Are there any books on analog design that you could reccomend me, like a bible of analog design, a book to sleep with on my bed, and never let go of it until I understand it fully?

I know the AOE by Horowitz, but I think the style is too loose. I am looking for a great analog textbook, with everything I need to learn everything I need to get a job as an analog engineer (apprentice) at least when I graduate with my masters.


Thanks friends

 

Welcome to allaboutcircuits!

Your math and electronics credentials should open a few doors widely for you.

It is unlikely that a single bible will be able to tell you the whole story. Many of us older members expanded our understanding of analog techniques and the workings of analog integrated circuits by studying the internal schematics of analog integrated circuits. These days the appearance of representations of analog integrated circuits is much less common but books and datasheets from the last quarter of the last century are a gold mine of fascinating reading material.

RCA Analog Integrated Circuits Handbook
https://archive.org/details/RcaLinearIntegratedCircuitsDataBook1978

National Semiconductor Linear Applications Handbook
https://archive.org/details/NationalSemiconductorLinearApplicationsHandbook1994

You might find a recent thread about electronics books to be of special interest.
https://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/...ks-on-analog-electronics.142618/#post-1205367

I am sure others will be along with their recommendations shortly.

 

Welcome to allaboutcircuits!

Your math and electronics credentials should open a few doors widely for you.

It is unlikely that a single bible will be able to tell you the whole story. Many of us older members expanded our understanding of analog techniques and the workings of analog integrated circuits by studying the internal schematics of analog integrated circuits. These days the appearance of representations of analog integrated circuits is much less common but books and datasheets from the last quarter of the last century are a gold mine of fascinating reading material.

RCA Analog Integrated Circuits Handbook
https://archive.org/details/RcaLinearIntegratedCircuitsDataBook1978

National Semiconductor Linear Applications Handbook
https://archive.org/details/NationalSemiconductorLinearApplicationsHandbook1994

You might find a recent thread about electronics books to be of special interest.
https://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/...ks-on-analog-electronics.142618/#post-1205367

I am sure others will be along with their recommendations shortly.

Dick, I need to have a word with you....... Are you available please ?