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Last updated 9/15/2006   

Many technical books cover a broad range of subjects, but we have categorized them to the best of our ability. If you have suggestions for improving this list, please contact us at: Roy.Leventhal@ieee.org

Contents

1. Basic Circuit Design
2. Device Physics
3. SPICE Modeling and Parameter Measurements
4. Semiconductor Circuit Analysis
5. IBIS Modeling
6. RF Design/Matrix Models and S-Parameters
7. Analysis of Electromagnetic Fields
8. PCBs Operating at Microwave Frequencies
9. Construction/Layout/Bypassing & Shielding of PCBs
10. Behavioral and Macromodeling
11. Signal Integrity
12. Power Integrity
13. Noise Reduction and Components
14. Noise Reduction and EMI
15. Statistical and Probabilistic Design
16. CAE and Systems Engineering
17. Quality
18. Reliability Engineering
19. Testing and Troubleshooting
20. Failure Analysis
21. Model Verification
22. Design Methodologies
23. Engineering Mathematics
24. Handbooks

1. Basic Circuit Design

D. K. Cheng, Analysis of Linear Systems, Addison-Wesley, 1959. ISBN: 81-85015-69-4

J. W. Nilsson, Electrical Circuits, 4rth Ed., Addison-Wesley, 1993. ISBN: 0-201-54987-5

R. E. Thomas & A. J. Rosa, Analysis and Design of Linear Circuits, Prentice-Hall, 1994. ISBN: 013-220005-8

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2. Device Physics

A. Bilcher, Field-Effect and Bipolar Power Transistor Physics, Academic Press, 1991. ISBN: 0-12-105850-6

L. DeForest, Space Telegraphy, Patent US879532, 1908

S. Dimitrijev, Understanding Semiconductor Devices, Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN0-19-513186-X

R. W. Dutton & Z. Yu, Technology CAD – Computer Simulation of IC Processes and Devices, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1993. ISBN 0-79-239379-1

J. M. Early, “Effects of Space-Charge Layer Widening in Junction Transistors.” Proceedings of the IRE, Vol 40, pp. 1401-1406, November 1952.

J. J. Ebers & J. L. Moll, “Large Signal Behavior of Junction Transistors,” Proceedings of the IRE; pp. 1761 - 1771+, December 1954.

Staff: Fairchild Semiconductor, Discrete Products Databook, Fairchild Semiconductor Components Group, 1973

T. A. Fjeldly, T. Ytterdal & M. Shur, Introduction to Device Modeling and Circuit Simulation, J. Wiley & Sons, 1998. ISBN 0-471-15778-3

D. Frohman-Bentchkowsky, A. S. Grove, “On the Effect of Mobility Variation on MOS Device Characteristics,” Proceedings of the IEEE, 56, 1968.

A. S. Grove, Physics and Technology of Semiconductor Devices, John Wiley & Sons, 1967. Library of Congress 67-17340

K. Gummel & H. C. Poon, “An Integral Charge Control Model of Bipolar Transistors,” Bell System Technical Journal, pp. 827-852, May 1970.

J. A. Hoerni, “Planar Silicon Transistors and Diodes,” Institute of Radio Engineers Electron Devices Meeting, Washington, D.C., 1960.

C. T. Kirk, Jr., “A Theory of Transistor Cutoff Frequency (¦T) Falloff at High Current Densities,” Institute of Radio Engineers Transaction on Electron Devices, p 164 – 174, March 1962.

G. M. Kull, L. W. Nagel, S.W. Lee, P. Lloyd, E. J. Pendergast, and H. K. Dirks, “A Unified Circuit Model for Bipolar Transistors Including Quasi-Saturation Effects,” IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, ED-32, p1103-1113, 1985.

P. O. Lauritzen, Selected publications and recent conference papers. View website.

C. L. Ma, P. O. Lauritzen, J. Sigg, "Modeling of Power Diodes with the Lumped-Charge Modeling Technique, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, May 1997. Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 398-405.

J. W. Miller, “Dependence of the Input Impedance of a Three-Electrode Vacuum Tube upon the Load in the Plate Circuit,” National Bureau of Standards Science Papers, 15 (1919-1920), No. 351, 367-385

H. Shichman and D.A. Hodges, “Modeling and Simulation of Insulated-Gate Field-Effect Transistor Switching Circuits,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, SC-3 1968.

W. Shockley, J. Bardeen and W. Brattain, “The transistor—a semiconductor triode,” Physical Review. Vol. 74:1948 p 230W, Shockley, Patent Number(s) 2,502,488; 2,524,035, 1949.

W. Shockley, J. Bardeen and W. Brattain, “The Theory of P-N Junctions in Semiconductors and P-N Junction Transistors,” Bell System Technical Journal, Vol 28: 1949, p 435 Semiconductive Materials Transistor.

B. G. Streetman, Solid State Electronic Devices, 2nd Ed Prentice-Hall, 1980. ISBN: 013-822171-5

S. M. Sze, Physics of Semiconductor Devices, 2nd Ed., J. Wiley & Sons, 1981. ISBN 0-471-05661-8

T. Ytterdal, Y. Cheng, and T. A. Fjeldly, Device Modeling for Analog and RF CMOS Circuit Design, J. Wiley & Sons, 2003. ISBN 0-471-49869-6

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3. SPICE Modeling and Parameter Measurements

Avanti, HSPICE User’s manual (Avant! was acquired by Synopsys), 2001.

Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Staff, PSPICE A/D Reference Guide, Product Version 10.2, Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 6/2004.

Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Staff, Cadence Circuit Components and Device Models Manual, Product Version 6.0 Spectre, Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 11/2004.

W. M. Cardone, SPICE Model Card Parameter Extraction Procedure Considering Laboratory Instrument Error, John Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory – copy free.

Compact Model Council web page: View website.

C. C. Enz, F. Krummenacher, & E. A. Vittoz, “An Analytical MOS Transistor Model Valid in All Regions of Operation and Dedicated to Low-Voltage and Low-Current Applications,” Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal-Processing, pp 83-114, July 1995. Also, EKV Model home page: View website.

D. Foty, MOSFET Modeling With SPICE: Principles and Practices, Prentice Hall, 1997. ISBN 0-13-227935-5

I. Getreu, Modeling the Bipolar Transistor, Tektronix, Inc., 1976. part # 062-2841-00 (No ISBN number).

R. Kielkowski, SPICE – Practical Device Modeling, McGraw-Hill, 1995. ISBN 0-07-911524-1

R. Kielkowski, Inside SPICE – Overcoming the Obstacles of Circuit Simulation, McGraw-Hill, 1994. ISBN: 0-07-911525-X

K. S. Kundert, The Designers Guide to SPICE & SPECTRE, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1995. ISBN 0-79-239571-9

W. Liu, MOSFET Models for Spice Simulation, Including BSIM3v3 and BSIM4, J. Wiley & Sons, 2001. ISBN: 0471396974

G. Massobrio & P. Antognetti, Semiconductor Device Modeling With SPICE, 2nd Ed., McGraw-Hill, 1993. ISBN: 0-07-002469-3

W. J. McCalla and W. G. Howard, Jr., “BIAS-3-A Program for the Nonlinear DC Analysis of Bipolar Transistor Circuits,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, Vol. SC6, p 14 – 19, February 1971.

L. G. Meares & C. E. Hymowitz, Simulating With SPICE, IntuSoft, 1988. ISBN 0-923345-00-0

Meta-Software, Inc., HSPICE User’s Manual: Vol. 2, Elements and Models, HSPICE Version H92, Meta-Software, Inc., 1992.

L. W. Nagel, SPICE2: A Computer Program to Simulate Semiconductor Circuits, Electronics Research Laboratory, College of Engineering University of California, Berkeley, Memorandum # ERL-M520, 9 May 1975

T. Quarles, A. R. Newton, D. O. Pederson, A. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli, SPICE3 Version 3f3 User’s Manual, Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences, University of California-Berkeley, 1993.

M. H. Rashid, SPICE for Circuits and Electronics Using PSPICE, Prentice-Hall, 1990. ISBN 0-13-834672-0

M. H. Rashid, SPICE for Power Electronics and Electric Power, Prentice-Hall, 1990. ISBN: 0-13-030420-4

SPICE: SPICE3: View website.

SPICE3: View website.

BSIM3: View website.

BSIM4: View website.

BSIMSOI: View website.

A. Vladimirescu, The SPICE Book, J. Wiley & Sons, 1969. ISBN 0-471-60926-9

A. Vladimirescu, S. Liu, The Simulation of MOS Integrated Circuits Using SPICE2, Memo No. UCB/ERL M80/7, Electronics Research Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, 1980.

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4. Semiconductor Circuit Analysis

R. J. Baker, H. W. Li, and D. E. Boyce, CMOS Circuit Design, Layout, and Simulation, IEEE Press, 1998. ISBN 0-7803-3416-7

F. C. Fitchen, Transistor Circuit Analysis & Design, D. Van Nostrand & Co., 1960 Library of Congress 60-15151

P. R. Gray & R. G. Meyer, Analysis & Design of Analog Integrated Circuits, 3rd Ed., J. Wiley & Sons, 1993. ISBN: 0-471-57495-3

C. E. Hymowitz & L. G. Meares, SPICE Applications Handbook, 2nd Ed., Intusoft, 1994. ISBN: 0-923345-03-5

A. P. Malvino, Transistor Circuit Approximations, McGraw-Hill, 1968. Library of Congress 68-13521

K. H. Muller, A SPICE Cookbook, Intusoft, 1995. ISBN: 0-923345-02-7

M. H. Rashid, Power Electronics – Circuits, Devices, and Applications, 2nd Ed., Prentice-Hall, 1995. ISBN: 0-13-678996-X

A. S. Sedra & K. C. Smith, Microelectronic Circuits 3rd Ed., Additional Problems With Solutions 3rd Ed, and SPICE for Microelectronic Circuits 3rd Ed., Saunders College Publishing, 1991. ISBN 0-03-051648-X

L. J. Sevin, Jr., Field-Effect Transistors, McGraw-Hill, 1965. ISBN:

TI Staff – Editors: J. A. Walston & J. R. Miller, Transistor Circuit Design, McGraw-Hill, 1963. Library of Congress 62-19766

Y. Tsividis, Operation and Modeling of the MOS Transistor, Oxford University Press, 1999. ISBN 0-19-517014-8

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5. IBIS Modeling

ANSI/EIA Standard 656 - A, IBIS (I/O Buffer Information Specification). View website.

IBIS I/O Buffer Accuracy Handbook. View website.

IBIS Cookbook. View website.

IBIS Interconnect Model Spec. View website.

IBIS Quality Checklist: View website.

L. Green, “IBIS Modeling for High Speed Designs,” JEDEC, 4/04

E. Lenski, “Can We Stop the Growing Disparity Between the Potential of IBIS Model Parameters and the Reality of Delivered Model Parameters?” EIA IBIS Open Forum Summit, Munich, 2005

R. Ross, “Practical Issues With IBIS Models,” PCB Design Conference East, EIA IBIS Open Forum Summit, 1997. View website.

T. Westerhoff, “Things You Can Learn From an IBIS Model,” CDNLive2005! Santa Clara, 2005.

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6. RF Design/Matrix Models and S-Parameters

R. W. Anderson, “S-Parameter Techniques for Faster, More Accurate Network Design,” Hewlett Packard Application Note 95-1, Hewlett Packard Journal, February 1967

N. Dye & H. Granberg, Radio Frequency Transistors – Principles and Practical Applications, Motorola Series in Solid State Electronics, Butterworth-Heinemann, 1993. ISBN: 0-7506-9059-3

I. M. Gottlieb, Practical RF Power Design Techniques, McGraw-Hill, 1993. ISBN: 0-8306-4130-0

R. Leventhal, “Block Reverse Gain in Your Transistor Amplifier,” Electronic Design, August 16, 1969, pp205-210.

R. Leventhal, Reverse Transfer Isolation of Transistor Amplifiers, Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, University of California, Livermore, UCRL 70888, 1968.

R. Ludwig & P. Bretchko, RF Circuit Design - Theory and Applications, Prentice-Hall, 2000. ISBN 0-13-095323-7

D. K. Misra, Radio Frequency and Microwave Communications Circuits - Analysis and Design, J. Wiley & Sons 2001. ISBN 0-471-41253-8

Staff – Motorola, Radio, RF and Video Applications, Motorola, 1991. ISBN:

P. H. Smith, ”Transmission- Line Calculator,” Electronics, 1939. Vol 12, pp 29-31.

P. H. Smith, ”An Improved Transmission- Line Calculator,” Electronics, 1944. Vol 17, p 130.

G. D. Vendelin, A. M. Pavio & U. L. Rhode, Microwave Circuit Design – Using Linear & Non-Linear Techniques, J. Wiley & Sons, 1990. ISBN: 0-13-581646-7

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7. Analysis of Electromagnetic Fields

B. Archambeault, C. Brench, O. Ramahi, EMI/EMC Computational Modeling Handbook, 2nd Ed., Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2001. ISBN 0-7923-7462-2

Staff, “Electromagnetic Field Computation,” AdvancedEM of Caligate Technology Corporation, 2005. View website.

C. Christopoulos, The Transmission-Line Modeling Method, IEEE Press & Oxford University Press, 1995. ISBN 0-7803-1017-9

R. E. Collin, Field Theory of Guided Waves, 2nd Ed., IEEE Press, 1991. ISBN: 0-87942-237-8

R. F. Harrington, Field Computation by Moment Methods, IEEE Press, 1993. ISBN 0-7803-1014-4

A. Peterson, S. Ray & R. Mittra, Computational Methods for Electromagnetics, IEEE Press & Oxford University Press, 1998. ISBN 0-7803-1122-1

D. Sullivan, Electromagnetic Simulation Using the FDTD Method, IEEE Press & John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2000. ISBN 0-7803-4747-1

C. T. Tai, Dyadic Green’s Function in Electromagnetic Theory, 2nd Ed, IEEE Press, 1993. ISBN: 0700223452

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8. PCBs Operating at Microwave Frequencies

I. Bahl & P. Bhartia, Microwave Solid State Circuit Design, J. Wiley & Sons, 1988. ISBN0-471-83189-93

N. Drakos, R. Moore, “Transmission and Delay Lines,” Computer Based Learning Unit, Univ. of Leeds, Mathematics Dept. Macquarie University, 2002. View website.

F. German, Flowmerics, Inc., “Design Early for EMC” EDN October 28, 2004. View website.  

G. Gonzalez, Microwave Transistor Amplifiers – Analysis and Design, Prentice-Hall, 1984. ISBN 0-13-581646-7

K. C. Gupta, R. Garg R. Chada, Computer-Aided Design of Microwave Circuits, UMI Books on Demand / Artech House, 1981. ISBN: 0-89006-106-8

D. G. Swanson, Jr., W. J. R. Hoefer, Microwave Circuit Modeling Using Electromagnetic Field Simulation, Artech House, 2003. ISBN: 158-053308-6

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9. Construction/Layout/Bypassing & Shielding of PCBs

G. L. Ginsberg, Printed Circuit Design – Featuring Computer-Aided Technologies, McGraw-Hill, 1991. ISBN: 0-07-023309-8

G. L. Ginsberg & D. P. Schnorr, Multichip Modules &Related Technologies – MCM, TAB, and COB Design, McGraw-Hill, 1994. ISBN: 0-07-023552-X

R. R. Tummala, Fundamentals of Microsystems Packaging, McGraw-Hill, 2001. ISBN: 0-07-137-169-9

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10. Behavioral and Macromodeling

G. R. Boyle, B. M. Cohen, D. O. Pederson and J. E. Solomon, “Macromodeling of Integrated Circuit Operational Amplifiers,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, Vol. SC9, No. 6, December 1974.

D. Fitzpatrick and I. Miller, Analog Behavioral Modeling with the Verilog-A Language, Kluwer, 1998. ISBN 0-7923-8044-4

S. B. Huq, An Introduction to IBIS Modeling, interface Data Book – Section 13, National Semiconductor, 1996. ISBN:

C. Kumar, K. Willis, D. Telian, & M. Ali, “Behavioral MacroModeling for Multi-GigaHertz Applications, DesignCon East, 2004.

K. Kundert, O. Zinke, The Designer's Guide to Verilog-AMS, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004. ISBN: 1-4020-8045-X

H. A. Mantooth, M. Fiegenbaum, Modeling With an Analog Hardware Description Language, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1995. ISBN 0-79-239516-6

SABER® home page. View website.

Staff, SABER® User Manuals Release 3.3c, Analogy, Inc. 1994

SABER-MAST®     modeling course: Class notes. View website.

Verilog-AMS® Home Page: View website.

VHDL-AMS® Home Page: View website.

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11. Signal Integrity

W. R. Blood, MECL System Design Handbook, 4rth Ed., Motorola Semiconductor, c1988.

E. Bogatin, Signal Integrity – Simplified, Prentice-Hall PTR, 2004

J. E. Buchanan, Signal and Power Integrity in Digital Systems: TTL, CMOS & BiCMOS, McGraw-Hill, 1996. ISBN: 0-07-008734-2

T. Edwards, Foundations for Microstrip Circuit Design, 2nd Ed., John Wiley & Sons, 1992. ISBN: 0-471-93062-8

A. K. Goel, High-Speed VLSI Interconnections – Modeling, Analysis & Simulation, J. Wiley & Sons, 1994. ISBN: 0-471-57122-9

T. Granberg, Handbook of Digital Techniques for High-Speed Design: Design Examples, Signaling and Memory Technologies, Fiber Optics, Modeling and Simulation to Ensure Signal Integrity, Prentice Hall PTR, 2004. ISBN: 013-142291-X

S. Hall, G. Hall and J. McCall, High Speed Digital System Design: A Handbook of Interconnect Theory and Design Practices, Wiley Interscience, 2000. ISBN 0-471-36090-2

H. Johnson and M. Graham, High Speed Digital Design: A Handbook of Black Magic, Prentice Hall, 1993. ISBN 0-13-395724-1

W. C. Lin, Handbook of Digital System Design 2nd Ed., CRC Press, 1990. ISBN: 0-8493-4272-4

J. Olah, S. Gupta, C. Chavez-Dagostino, “Signal Integrity Analysis and Simulation Tools Include IBIS Models,” High Frequency Electronics, 2004

R. K. Poon, Computer Circuits Electrical Design, Prentice-Hall, 1995. ISBN: 0-13-213471-3

J. M. Rabaey, Digital Integrated Circuits, Prentice-Hall, 1995. ISBN: 0-13-090996-3

S. Rosenstark, Transmission Lines in Computer Engineering, McGraw-Hill 1994. ISBN: 0-17-053953-7

R. Singh - Editor, Signal Integrity Effects in Custom IC and ASIC Design, IEEE Press & J. Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2002. ISBN 0-471-15042-8

B. C. Wadell, Transmission Line Handbook, Artech House, 1991. ISBN: 0-89006-436-9

J. F. Wakerly, Digital Design Principles and Practices, 2nd Ed., Prentice-Hall 1994. ISBN: 0-13-211459-3

M. Wang, H. Maramis, D. Telian, K. Chung, “New Techniques for Designing and Analyzing Multi-GigaHertz Serial Links,” DesignCon 2005, Intel Corporation and Cadence Design Systems, 2005

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12. Power Integrity

S. Baffreau, C. Huet, C. Marot, S. Calvet, and E. Sicard, “A Standard Model for Predicting the Parasitic Emission of Micro-Controllers,” Proceedings of EMC Europe 2002, Italy 2002.

S. Bendhia, M. Ramdani, and E. Sicard, Electromagnetic Compatibility of Integrated Circuits: Techniques for Low Emission and Susceptibility, Springer, 2005. ISBN: 0-387-26600-3

A. Boyer, S. Bendhia, B. Vrignon, J. L. Levant, and M. Ramdani, “Modélisation d'un Boîtier TQFP144 par Mesures et Simulation,” Telecom 2005, 4th JFMMA, 2005

S. Calvet, C. Huet, J. Levant, C. Marot, J. Perrin, and E. Sicard, “Integrated Circuit Electromagnetic Model (ICEM) Cookbook,” Release 1.c 2001 LESIA-INSA Toulouse, ESEO-Angers, IUT-Tarbes. View website.

“Electromagnetic Compatibility Part 3 Integrated Circuits Electrical Modeling,” ICEM #62014-3 IEC Standard Proposal, 2002.

I. Novak, "Frequency-domain Power Distribution Measurements - An Overview," DesignCon East. View website.

I. Novak, "Frequency Dependent Characterization of Bulk and Ceramic Bypass Capacitors," EPEP, 2003. View website.

D. Sanders and J. Muccioli, T. North, K. Slattery, “Quantitative Measurement of the Effectiveness of Decoupling Capacitors in Controlling Switch Transients from Microprocessors." Capacitor and Resistor Technology Symposium (CARTS), March 22,23 of 2005.

S. Weir, “Measurement and Comparative s21 Performance of Raw and Mounted Decoupling Capacitors,” Interference Technology, EMC Test and Design Guide, ITEM™ Publications, Weir Design Engineering, 2004.

S. Weir, “Does position matter? Locating bypass capacitors for effective power distribution and EMC control,” Meeting, Santa Clara Valley Chapter of the IEEE EMC Society, Teraspeed Consulting Group, January, 2005.

S. Weir, “Considerations for Capacitor Selection in FPGA Designs," Capacitor and Resistor Technology Symposium (CARTS), Weir Design Engineering, March 22,23 of 2005.

C. Xi, “Design and Characterization of ASIC for Medical Application,” Ph.D. Dissertation, 2002. View website.

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13. Noise Reduction and Components

P. J. Fish, Electronic Noise and Low Noise Design, McGraw-Hill, 1994. ISBN: 0-07-021004-7

14. Noise Reduction and EMI

Erlich, Roelofs, Stoner & Tuszynski, Electricity & Magnetism Simulations, J. Wiley & Sons, 1995. ISBN: 0-471-54880-4

S. Mee, R. Leventhal, M. Ventham, A. Wexler, “Simulation for the Suppression of PCB Emissions in Digital Telematics Devices,” ITEM® Update, pp 56-66, 2002.

M. I. Montrose, Printed Circuit Board Design Techniques for EMV Compliance, IEEE Press, 1996. ISBN: 0-7803-1131-0

H. W. Ott, Noise Reduction Techniques in Electronic Systems, 2nd Ed., J. Wiley & Sons, 1988. ISBN: 0-471-85068-3

C. R. Paul, Introduction to Electromagnetic Compatibility, J. Wiley & Sons, 1992. ISBN: 0-471-85068-3

T. Sudo, H. Sasaki, N. Masuda, J. L. Drewniak, “Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) of System-on-Package (SOP),” IEEE Transactions on Advanced Packaging Vol 27, #2 ITAPFZ pp 304-314.

B. Vrignon, S. Bendhia, E. Lamoureux, and E. Sicard, "Characterization and Modeling of Parasitic Emission in Deep Submicron CMOS," IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility, vol. 47, n° 2, IEEE Publishers (May 2005) 382-387.

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15. Statistical and Probabilistic Design

D. Carpenter, US patent 6,597,184 Method and apparatus for electromagnetic emissions testing, BT exact Technologies, 2003.

D. Carpenter, “A De-Mystification of the U-Shaped Probability Distribution,” IEEE International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility, Boston, 2003

D. Carpenter, “A Further De-Mystification of the U-Shaped Probability Distribution,” IEEE International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility, Chicago, 2005

J. Hoskins, B. Stuart, & J. Taylor, SPC – Statistical Process Control, BR392/D, Motorola, Inc., 1989.

Multivariate Statistical Analysis: IBM Data Explorer. View website. 

R. A. Johnson, Miller and Freund’s Probability and Statistics for Engineers, Prentice-Hall, 1994. ISBN: 013-721408-1

Motorola, Inc., Training materials on “Six Sigma Process Control,” Motorola, Inc, 1983.

W. Nelson, How to Analyze Data With Simple Plots, American Society for Quality Control, 1986. ISBN 0-87389-011-6

S. R. Schmidt & R. G. Launsby, Understanding Industrial Designed Experiments, 4th Ed., Air Academy Press, 1994. ISBN 1-880156-03-2

R. Spence & R. S. Soin, Tolerance Design of Electronic Circuits, Addison-Wesley, 1988. ISBN: 0-201-18242-4

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16. CAE and Systems Engineering

Ansoft Staff, Reference Flow for High-Speed Serial Interconnect Design, Ansoft, Inc., and Intel, Inc. 2005

P. Ashenden, G. Peterson, and D. Teegarden, The System Designer’s Guide to VHDL-AMS, Morgan Kaufman, 2003. ISBN: 155-860749-8

L. T. Pillage, R. A. Roher & C. Visweswariah, Electric Circuit and System Simulation Methods, McGraw-Hill, 1995. ISBN: 0-07-050169-6

P. A. Sandborn & H. Moreno, Conceptual Design of Multichip Modules and Systems, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1993. ISBN: 0-7923-9395-3

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17. Quality

D. H. Besterfield, Quality Control, Prentice-Hall, 1979. ISBN: 013-745232-2

J. T. Burr, SPC Tools for Operators, Quality Press, ASQC, 1989. ISBN 0-87389-062-0

G. E. Hayes and H. G. Romig, Modern Quality Control, Glenco Publishing, co., Inc., Revised Edition 1982. ISBN: 002-828800-9

International Organization for Standardization, ISO9000 Quality Management and Quality System Elements. View website.

J. M. Juran and F. M. Gryna, Jr., Quality Planning and Analysis: From Product Development Through Use, McGraw-Hill, 2nd Edition 1980. ISBN: 007-033178-2

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18. Reliability Engineering

J. Barnes, Robust Electronic Design Reference Book, Volumes 1 and 2, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004. ISBN: 1-4020-7739-4

[41] Y. W. Fowlkes, C. L. Creveling, Engineering Methods for Robust Product Design, Addison-Wesley, 1995. ISBN 0-201-63367-1

G. K. Hobbs, Accelerated Reliability Engineering: HALT and HASS, John Wiley & Sons, 2000. ISBN 0-471-97966-X

F. Jensen & N. E. Petersen, Burn-In – An Engineering Approach to the Design and Analysis of Burn-In Procedures, J. Wiley & Sons, 1982. ISBN: 0-470-10215-6

K. C. Kapur & L. R. Lamberson, Reliability in Engineering Design, J. Wiley & Sons, 1977. ISBN: 0-471-51191-9

M. D. Meehan & J. Purviance, Yield and Reliability in Microwave Circuit and System Design, Artech House, 1993. ISBN: 0-89006-527-6

P. T. D. O’Connor, Practical Reliability Engineering, 2nd Ed., J. Wiley & Sons, 1981. ISBN: 0-471-90551-8

M. S. Phadke, Quality Engineering Using Robust Design, Prentice-Hall, 1989. ISBN 0-13-745167-9

N. Ravichandran, Stochastic Methods in Reliability Theory, J. Wiley & Sons, 1990. ISBN: 0-470-21681-6

G. Taguchi, Introduction to Quality Engineering, Asian Productivity Organization, 1986. ISBN 92-833-1083-7

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19. Testing and Troubleshooting

Agilent, In-Fixture Measurements Using Vector Network Analyzers (AN 1287-9), Agilent Technologies, 2000. View website.

Agilent, Pulsed-RF S-Parameter Measurements Using a Vector Network Analyzer, Agilent Technologies, 2005. View website.

V. D. Agrawal: Editor in Chief, Journal of Electronic Testing – Theory and Applications, Volume 8-9, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1996. ISSN: 0923-8174

CISPR: International Special Committee on Radio Interference (CISPR), Publication 22: Information technology equipment ¾ Radio Disturbance characteristics ¾ Limits and methods of measurement, 1993.

Fluke Instrument Corp., Staff, Calibration: Philosophy and Practice, Fluke Instrument Corp, 1994. ISBN 0-96-38650-05

R. Leventhal, Switching Techniques and Equipment for Small Signal Discrete Devices, Fairchild Semiconductor Research & Development Technical Report #569, 1974.

R. A. Pease, Troubleshooting Analog Circuits, Butterworth-Heinemann, 1991. ISBN: 0-7506-9184-0

L. F. Root, Radio Frequency/Microwave Robust Design Techniques Applied to a Transistor Amplifier Test Fixture, Addison-Wesley, 1993. ISBN 0-201-63428-7

W. R. Simpson & J. W. Sheppard, System Test and Diagnosis, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1994. ISBN 0-7923-9575-5

D. C. Smith, High Frequency Measurements and Noise in Electronic Circuits, Van Nostrand-Reinhold, 1993. ISBN 0-442-00636-5

TDA Staff, Effects of Measurement Fixtures of S-Parameters Compliance Testing of Infiniband Cable Assemblies, TDA Systems, Inc., 2005. View website.

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20. Failure Analysis

J. R. DeVaney, G. L. Hill & R. G. Seippel, Failure Analysis Mechanisms, Techniques & Photo Atlas, Failure Analysis Training Services, Inc., 1983.

R. Leventhal, Device Physics Diagnostics by Curve Tracer, 1977.

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21. Model Verification

G. Antonini, C. Ciccomancini Scogna, A. Orlandi, C. Ritota and A. Duffy, “Applications of FSV to EMC and SI Data,” IEEE International Symposium on EMC, Chicago, 2005

B. Archambeault, S. Connor and A. Duffy, “Comparing FSV and Human Responses to Data Comparisons,” IEEE International Symposium on EMC, Chicago, 2005

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22. Design Methodologies

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D. Clausing, Total Quality Development, ASME Press, 1993. ISBN: 0-7918-0035-0

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J. L. Turino, Design to Test, Van Nostrand-Reinhold, 1990. ISBN 0-442-00170-3

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23. Engineering Mathematics

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J. Vlach and K. Singhal, Computer Methods for Circuit Analysis and Design, 2nd Ed, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1994. ISBN 0-442-01194-6

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24. Handbooks

S. J. Erst, Electronic Equations Handbook, McGraw-Hill, 1989. ISBN: 0-8306-9241-X

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R. C. Johnson, Antenna Engineering Handbook, 3rd Ed., McGraw-Hill, 1993. ISBN: 0-07-032381-X

M. E. VanValkenburg – Editor in Chief, Reference Data for Engineers: Radio, Electronics, Computer & Communications, 8th Ed. H. W. Sams, 1993. ISBN: 0-672-22753-3

A. B. Williams & F. J. Taylor, Electronic Filter Design Handbook, 3rd Ed., McGraw-Hill, 1995. ISBN: 007-070441-4

R. Perez, Editor, Handbook of Electromagnetic Compatibility, Academic Press, Inc. 1995. ISBN: 012-550710-0

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