Sandler S.M., Hymowitz C. SPICE Circuit Handbook

New York: McGraw-Hill, 2006. — 325 p.Since its introduction in 1971, SPICE (Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis) has become the most popular analog simulation tool in use today. In the last 15 years, we have seen explosive growth in the use of SPICE, with the addition of Berkeley SPICE 3 enhancements, and support for C code model and mixed-mode simulation using XSPICE (Cox et al. 1992, Kielkowski 1994).We have also seen many new companies emerge as developers of SPICE-based simulation tools, most of which are currently available for the PC platform. Unfortunately, there is still unwillingness in the electronic design community to embrace the abilities of computers to emulate circuit behavior. Many engineers still don't take SPICE simulation seriously. Typically, a design engineer, on being shown a SPICE model of the impeding failure of his or her circuit, will reply, "That's nice, but let's see what the hardware does." Even when the hardware fails, the engineer is more likely to investigate the charred and smoking breadboard than the SPICE model that predicted the result. The purpose of this book is to showcase the ability of SPICE, via the simulation tools of several EDA vendors, to accurately predict the behavior of electronic circuitry. This book is a compilation of all various types of electronic circuits. Such compilations are not unusual; in fact, there are several excellent circuit encyclopedias on bookshelves. However, this book goes several steps further.Description of the PSpice, IsSpice, SIMetrix, and Micro-Cap Simulators.
Filter Circuits.
Power Conversion Circuits.
Electronic Load Circuits.
Instrumentation Circuits.
Logic Circuits.
Resonator/Oscillator Circuits.
Gate Drive Circuits.