This text emphasizes the physical approach, which helps students to make correct engineering decisions; there is a "building block approach" to deal with the harder concepts and 176 worked examples help students develop effective problem-solving methodology. It is designed for an applications-oriented course, and its pedagogy has been enhanced, technology updated, and topical coverage increased. PSPICE is used as an analysis tool, in line with current practice.
Franco's "Design with Operational Amplifiers and Analog Integrated Circuits, 3e" is intended for a design-oriented course in applications with operational amplifiers and analog ICs. It also serves as a comprehensive reference for practicing engineers.
This new edition includes enhanced pedagogy (additional problems, more in-depth coverage of negative feedback, more effective layout), updated technology (current-feedback and folded-cascode amplifiers, and low-voltage amplifiers), and increased topical coverage (current-feedback amplifiers, switching regulators and phase-locked loops).