The emphasis remains on the fundamental theory underlying professional applications, and new sections reflect recent areas of industrial and research focus. WHAT'S NEW IN THE SECOND EDITION? New Section? Low power electronics and design VLSI signal processing New Chapter? CMOS Fabrication Content-addressable memory Compound semiconductor RF circuits high-speed circuit design principles Completely Revised Chapters and Sections in? SiGe HBT technology Bipolar junction transistor amplifier Performance modeling and analysis using SystemC Design languages, expanded from two chapters to twelve Testing of digital systems Structured for easy navigation to use and loaded with practical solutions, VLSI Handbook, Second Edition remains the first choice for answers to problems and challenges faced daily in engineering practice.