Looking For Cheap Book On Integrated Circuits

Gizmo j

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I noticed that pretty much all the technology I'm interested in (such as GPUs) utilize integrated circuits.


I was looking at the book below for $10, what would you guys recommend?

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snoopy7548

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Amazon.com

 

sdifox

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You go to the library, get a library card and borrow books. They can be physical books or digital books.

YouTube has a lot of intro electronic courses.

220+ Electronics Courses [2025] | Learn Online for Free | Class Central

Explore a wide range of free and certified Electronics online courses. Find the best Electronics training programs and enhance your skills today!

www.classcentral.com

 

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lxskllr

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Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine

archive.org

 

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BoomerD

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You could always attend the College of Integrated Circuits…better known as ICU…

 

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Gizmo j

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snoopy7548 said:

Amazon.com

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That one is pretty expensive, and I'd rather get a book that focuses specifically on integrated circuits.

 

Gizmo j

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Now I'm considering this one, it's a little newer then that last book I posted.

The Linear and Digital Integrated Circuits Design Primer Paperbac 9781584502180| eBay

Book

www.ebay.com

Edit: I noticed this book only has 157 pages.

 

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Chaotic42

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Stick to library books and internet resources until you're sure you're going to actually benefit from a long, technical book about a subject (ie you actually read and apply the free material for a long time). Focus on completing a task.

 

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Kaido

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Gizmo j said:

what would you guys recommend?

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ChatGPT has a tutor mode that can teach you everything you need to know!

 

nakedfrog

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One more vote for accessing the library or other free resources.

 

sdifox

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It's Gismo J, he has concepts of a plan.

 

Gizmo j

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I'm on my way to donate plasma, when I'm done I'm going to buy one of the books below, the first one was made in 2002 but it only has 157 pages.

The second one was made in 1999 but has 560 pages.

The Linear and Digital Integrated Circuits Design Primer Paperbac 9781584502180| eBay

Book

www.ebay.com

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sdifox

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Buying stuff <>learning stuff

 

William Gaatjes

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ENGINEER'S MINI-NOTEBOOK: Radio Shack technical publication

Radio Shack published a series of technical booklets beginning around 1983. Many were reissued with multiple printings up to 1993.

www.worldradiohistory.com

A museum site with all kinds of books in pdf format like for example the famous Radioshack / Tandy "Engineer's Mini-Notebook" from Forest M. Mims III.

lot of info to start with.

 

nakedfrog

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Um, if you had trouble in a class, with an instructor on learning how to calculate the length of a rafter, a 560 page book on ICs is probably not going to be easy reading.

 

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lxskllr

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That's the understatement of the century. It's a huge waste of time and resources.

 

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nakedfrog said:

Um, if you had trouble in a class, with an instructor on learning how to calculate the length of a rafter, a 560 page book on ICs is probably not going to be easy reading.

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From construction to ICs? What's next? Quantum physics?

 

nakedfrog

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KLin said:

From construction to ICs? What's next? Quantum physics?

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Genetically engineering the domestic sailfish.

 

sdifox

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KLin said:

From construction to ICs? What's next? Quantum physics?

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He's going to replace TSMC all by himself.

 

Chaotic42

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Wait, did you graduate from your construction class?

 

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Start with learning electronics before you dive into integrated circuits. Also thats a cut throat business if you even are thinking of getting into it. You make a chip for $3.00 a piece after investing 10 million in lithography equipment and packaging equipment and not to mention the time of going through the design phase then China will rip it off within a few months and make it for 2 cents a piece.

 

nakedfrog

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Chaotic42 said:

Wait, did you graduate from your construction class?

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He had the instructor fail him so he could re-take it, since he had trouble with the section on calculating a rafter's length (and you can't re-take it if you pass).

 

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Gizmo j

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I was planning on going to the downtown library after I donated plasma to check if they had a book on integrated circuits but the donation took longer than expected so I'll go tomorrow.

 

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