| Chap |
Pg |
Clarification |
| 2 |
38 |
Figure 2-8.
-
Adding
an axis for current = 0 and
an axis for voltage = 0 might help.
-
In the Legend for curve 1
and curve 2 , change composite to composite (sum).
|
| 3 |
70 |
Figure 3-10 is missing an
explanation. In the left figure, SPICE (lower line) and IBIS (upper
line) match almost exactly. In the right figure, SPICE/IBIS (upper line) and test data
(lower line) do
not match. |
| 72 |
Table 3-4. Add units to variable names.
This would help the novice in semiconductor modeling. |
| 73 |
Variables NDB, NAE, WE, and WB
are the modern
SPICE notation but previously
had the DB, AE, E and B subscripted respectively. |
| 79 |
The variable in has the units of
Amps. The frequency variables f and df are in units of
Hertz. |
| 82 |
Equation 3-20. Future editions might
include worked out examples of computing BF and other parameters. Plus a
discussion of ranges on variables. |
| 84 |
Equation 3-21. The letters of the parameters of the equations are sometimes overlapping.
Click for improved version. |
| 4 |
|
Additional commentary that SPICE,
IBIS and S-Parameters are compatible. They are only different
views of the same thing. |
| 6 |
160 |
Table 6-5. BiCMOS might be an alternative example to
ALVT. |
| 163 |
Figure 6-3. IN1 is not an input.
Change to a
resistor symbol with connection to ground to eliminate confusion. |
| 10 |
304 |
Figures 10-11 and 10-9.
-
Redraw Figure 10-11. The legends for typical,
minimum and maximum are the same color black. The figure used
different colors originally.
-
Figure 10-11 and Figure 10-9 call out the same type of
component and I-V curves, but they are not the same
curves.
|
| 305 |
Equation 10-4. Incorrect Ohm's law.
Change Zout = I/E = 0.64/23 = 23 ohms to Zout = E/I =
0.64/23 mA = 28 ohms |
| 19 |
560 |
Figure 19-1.
-
Missing capacitor symbol,
-||- , for Cc.
The label, Cc, is shown next to the place where the capacitor symbol,
-||- , should also be in the Common Emitter (CE) circuit.
-
There is
no emitter capacitor across Ze. Ze is the unbypassed emitter impedance.
This should be explained in the text.
|
| 22 |
652 |
Equation 22-5. Typo in the square root.
The equal sign = should be a plus sign +.
Change (R=jwL) to (R+jwL) |
| Chap |
Pg |
Clarification |
| 2 |
16 |
Reference to Figure 2.1. Figure 2.1
appears on page
19. |
| 32 |
Equation 2-6. The word where appears
three times, which makes the sentence a bit awkward. |
| 35 |
SI is an abbreviation for signal integrity, and PI for
power integrity. |
| 3 |
50 |
Referenced equations (3-23 to 3-26) appear on page 89. |
| 92 |
Table 3-9. Typo.
Change between EIA an NEMA.
to between EIA and NEMA. . |
| 4
|
102 |
First bullet notation, typo.
Change circuit bocks)
to circuit blocks). |
| 104 |
-
Top of page, Variables
Vi and Ii should have the lower case i be a subscript to
match the way it is written in equations 4-6 and 4-7.
-
First paragraph, second sentence, the variable Zi
should have the lower case i
be a subscript to match the way it is written in equation 4-7.
|
| 105 |
Table 4-5. The column with the heading
Definition needs to be wider. The last letter n was
letter wrapped to the second line. The column with the heading
Description looks
like it can be shortened without causing any word or letter line
wrap. |
| 6 |
164 |
Figures 6-4 and 6-5. The manufacturer
Philips should be spelled with only one l (not two). |
| 8 |
204 |
Figure 8-3. The visibility of symbols
should be improved. Click here for a larger image. |
| 227 |
In Table 8-9 delta8, the 8
should not
be subscripted. |
| 236 |
First paragraph. Typo.
Missing the y in ways.
Change from system constraints, there are various was to physically
implement
to from system constraints, there are various ways to physically
implement |
| 9 |
255 |
First paragraph.
Figure 9-4 should be Figure 9-3. |
| 10 |
279 |
Third paragraph. Typo.
Change behind a comment character "|." to behind a comment character "|".
The period . is within the
quotation marks of the pipe | and gives the incorrect impression that to have
a comment, a period is needed with the pipe. |
| 280 - 281 |
Table 10-2.
-
In [Bandwidth], the sentence
is missing a period after coupling in
coupling Yes, if Banded_matrix matrices used.
-
Several sentences in
the Description column should have periods.
-
Some
[Keywords] have extra spaces that should not be included.
|
| 289 |
Table 10-7. Missing periods in
Description of [Temperature Range] and the last sentence of Table Note
B. |
| 291 |
Table 10-8. Missing period in last
sentence in column with the heading, Required? |
| 310 |
Paragraphs 3 and 4, ISO 9000
is written with two
different font sizes. Correct them for consistency. |
| 313 |
First bullet. Sentence is missing the
period at the end. |
| 11 |
332 |
Footnote 4. Last sentence is missing the
period at the end. |
| 340 |
Figure 11-24. Missing horizontal dotted
line to go below the dotted line of 0 volts. |
| 347 |
First paragraph, end of last sentence.
The into the 50+ has the
plus sign + superscripted. The plus
does not need to be
superscripted. |
| 352 |
Table 11-5. Third sentence in last
description has typo.
Change voltage some units will turn of to voltage some units will turn off. |
| 353 |
Table 11-6. Last sentence in last
description is missing a period. |
| 12 |
364 |
Footnote 2. Last sentence is missing a
period. |
| 378 |
Table 12-2. Numerous sentences are
missing periods. |
| 383 |
Table 12-5. Some sentences are missing
periods. |
| 15 |
457 |
Top of page, first sentence. Missing word
to.
Change design process would be impossible implement. to design process would be impossible to implement. |
| 468 |
Double hyphens. Change to dash
Change For characterization and control only--do not test to For characterization and control only–do not test |
| 470 |
Second paragraph of section 15.3.1.
Should be browser window.
Change of a file browse window in their graphical to of a file
browser window in their graphical |
| 473 |
Missing period at end of sentence in
first paragraph.
Change almost universal testing activity The automatic
forwarding to almost universal testing activity. The automatic forwarding. |
| 16 |
503 |
Second paragraph, typo. Change period after typ
to a comma.
Change in the three corners (typ. min, max). to in the three corners (typ, min, max). |
| 509 |
Fifth paragraph. The use of
determinates should be determines.
Change First, one determinates the conditions to be to First, one determines the conditions to be |
| 18 |
546 |
Second paragraph. Add space between 2%
and correlations.
Change achieving +/-2%correlations lies with to achieving +/-2% correlations lies with
|
| 22 |
678 |
Table 22-17. The acronyms in the
Topology Scale column should be separated by commas. |
| 23 |
689 |
Definition of K. The upper case letter K
should be lower case k, same as in equation 23-1. Change K =
to k = |
