Table of contents : Frontmatter......Page 1 Contents......Page 5 Preface to the second edition......Page 11 Preface to the first edition......Page 13 1 - Principles of amplifiers......Page 15 2 - The pâ•fin junction and the field-effect transistor......Page 50 3 - The bipolar transistor......Page 90 4 - Operational amplifiers and linear integrated circuits......Page 128 5 - Negative feedback......Page 178 6 - Positive feedback and oscillators......Page 204 7 - Digital fundamentals......Page 228 8 - Digital circuits and applications......Page 253 Appendix A - A list of useful textbooks......Page 285 Appendix B - Device data and characteristics......Page 286 Answers to problems......Page 294 Index......Page 298