Number 12 in the successful series of Analog Circuit Design provides valuable information and excellent overviews of analogue circuit design, CAD and RF systems. The series is an ideal reference for those involved in analogue and mixed-signal design.
Preface. Part I: Fractional-N-Synthesis; A. van Roermund. Practical Design Aspects in Fractional-N-Synthesis; W. Rhee. Design and Simulation of Fractional-N-Frequency Synthesizers; M. Perott. Monolithic CMOS Fractional-N-Frequency Synthesizer Design for High Spectral Purity; B. De Muer, M. Steyaert. A 19mW 2.2GHz Fully Integrated CMOS Sigma Delta Fractional Synthesizer with 35Hz Frequency Step and Quantization Noise Compensation; I. Bietti, G. Albasini, E. Temporiti, R. Castello. Implementation Aspects of Fractional-N Techniques in Cellular Handsets; Y. Le Guillou, D. Brunel. Fractional-N Phase Locked Loops and its Application in the GSM System; G. Märzinger, B. Neurauter. Part II: Design for Robustness; M. Steyaert. ESD for Analogue Circuit Design; D. Clarke, A. Righter. ESD in Smart Power Processes; G. Croce, A. Andreini, L. Cerati, G. Meneghesso, L. Sponton. RF-ESD Co-Design for High-Performance CMOS LNAs; P. Leroux, M. Steyaert. Improvement of System Robustness through EMC Optimization; B. Deutschmann. Robustness in Analog Design; M. De Mey. Minimizing Undesired Coupling and Interaction in Mixed Signal ICs; T.J. Schmerbeck. Part III: Line and Bus Drivers J. Huijsing. Looking to/for Low Power ADSL Drivers in the DSLAM; E. Moons. Class-AB Low-Distortion Drivers for ADSL; T. Ferianz. Class D Self-Oscillating Line Drivers; T. Piessens, M. Steyaert. Class G/H Line Drivers for xDSL; J. Pierdomenico. The USB 2.0 Physical Layer: Standard and Implementation; G. den Besten. Backplane Transceivers; K. Tam, W. Ellersick, R. Soenneker.