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If you are short on time, chapters covering Failure Mechanisms (latch-up, electromigration, ESD) and Matching of Resistors and Capacitors yield the highest return on investment for daily layout work. If you are serious about analog design, this
Identifying and mitigating unwanted capacitance, resistance, and inductance. chapters covering Failure Mechanisms (latch-up
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Unmatched components lead to input offset voltages and poor Common-Mode Rejection Ratios (CMRR).