The book "Microelectronic Circuits" by Sedra and Smith has served generations of students, electrical engineers, and computer engineers as the best and most widely used text for the corresponding foundational course. The Sedra/Smith book is valued both as a handbook and as a reference text, combining an in-depth analysis of fundamental concepts with an introduction to today's integrated circuit technologies.

It remains the best aid for students to transition from analysis to circuit design, instilling in them the design skills and knowledge that are essential for their successful engagement in this field. The text of the 8th edition has been significantly revised, with the help of two new co-authors, has been reduced in length, and has integrated the latest innovations, ensuring it remains the unbeatable standard and the best available source today for presenting electronic circuits in a comprehensive, accurate, flexible, and design-oriented manner.

New in the eighth edition:

• Two new authors: Tony Chan Carusone and Vincent Gaudet bring a new perspective derived from their active teaching and research activities.
• More flexible and modular structure: The changes made to the text facilitate students and instructors in skipping chapters or studying them in a different order.
• Revised problems – half of the 1400 are new or revised: The problem statements have been updated and revised as necessary to reflect the parameters of newer generations of integrated circuit technologies.
• Streamlining of the text – 200 pages fewer: The text has been reduced in length, emphasizing the essentials and helping students understand the fundamental principles and apply them to today’s challenges in integrated circuit design.

A few words about the authors:

Adel Sedra is an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo, as well as a distinguished member of the faculty at Ryerson University. Kenneth C. (KC) Smith is an Emeritus Professor in the Departments of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, and Industrial Engineering Applications at the University of Toronto. Tony Chan Carusone is a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto. Vincent Gaudet is a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo.