THIRDEDITIONTHEOFELECTRONICSPAULHOROWITZWINFIELDHILLTheArtofElectronicsThirdEditionAtlonglast,hereisthethoroughlyrevisedandupdated,andlong-anticipated,thirdeditionofthehugelysuccessfulTheArtofElectronics.Widelyacceptedasthebestsingleauthoritativetextandreferenceonelectroniccircuitdesign,bothanaloganddigital,thefirsttwoeditionsweretranslatedintoeightlanguages,andsoldmorethanamillioncopiesworldwide.Theartofelectronicsisexplainedbystressingthemethodsactuallyusedbycircuitdesigners–acombinationofsomebasiclaws,rulesofthumb,andanonmathematicaltreatmentthatencouragesunderstandingwhyandhowacircuitworks.PaulHorowitzisaResearchProfessorofPhysicsandofElectricalEngineeringatHarvardUniversity,wherein1974heoriginatedtheLaboratoryElectronicscoursefromwhichemergedTheArtofElectronics.Inadditiontohisworkincircuitdesignandelectronicinstrumentation,hisresearchinterestshaveincludedobservationalastrophysics,x-rayandparticlemicroscopy,andopticalinterferometry.HeisoneofthepioneersofthesearchforintelligentlifebeyondEarth(SETI).Heistheauthorofsome200scientificarticlesandreports,hasconsultedwidelyforindustryandgovernment,andisthedesignerofnumerousscientificandphotographicinstruments.WinfieldHillisbyinclinationanelectronicscircuit-designguru.AfterdroppingoutoftheChemicalPhysicsgraduateprogramatHarvardUniversity,andobtaininganE.E.degree,hebeganhisengineeringcareeratHarvard’sElectronicsDesignCenter.After7yearsoflearningelectronicsatHarvardhefoundedSeaDataCorporation,wherehespent16yearsdesigninginstrumentsforPhysicalOceanography.In1988hewasrecruitedbyEdwinLandtojointheRowlandInstituteforScience.TheinstitutesubsequentlymergedwithHarvardUniversityin2003.Asdirectoroftheinstitute’sElectronicsEngineeringLabhehasdesignedsome500scientificinstruments.Recentinterestsincludehigh-voltageRF(to15kV),high-currentpulsedelectronics(to1200A),low-noiseamplifiers(tosub-nVandpA),andMOSFETpulsegenerators.ThispageintentionallyleftblankTHEARTOFELECTRONICSThirdEditionPaulHorowitzHARVARDUNIVERSITYWinfieldHillROWLAND...