At the cusp of the last century, Wai-Kai Chen introduced a monumental reference for the design, analysis, and prediction of VLSI circuits: The VLSI Handbook. Significantly revised, revamped, and updated to keep pace with the most dynamic field in engineering, this second edition has expanded to 13 sections comprising nearly 100 chapters focused on the key concepts, models, and equations. Written by a stellar international panel of expert contributors, this handbook is still the most up-to-date, reliable, and comprehensive source for real answers to practical problems. 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 Sections on... -Low-power electronics and design -VLSI signal processing New Chapters on... -CMOS fabrication -Content-addressable memory -Compound semiconductor RF circuits -High-speed circuit design principles Completely Revised Chapters and Sections on... -SiGe HBT technology -Bipolar junction transistor amplifiers -Performance modeling and analysis using SystemC -Design languages, expanded from two chapters to twelve -Testing of digital systems Structured for convenient navigation and loaded with practical solutions, The VLSI Handbook, Second Edition remains the first choice for answers to the problems and challenges faced daily in engineering practice.