Sounds like a very interesting book! Does anyone, who has it, have any comments on how the subjects are presented within the book? No more comments about the price--please. Rich -----Original Message----- From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of steve weir Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 7:38 PM To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [SI-LIST] Lee Ritchey's book To all those curious about Lee's new book: "Right the First Time, A Practical Handbook on High Speed PCB and System Design, Volume One" here is the table of contents: Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: The Electrical Engineering Problem Chapter 3: Mjor Elements in an Electronic System Chapter 4: Assumptions Often Made About Electronic Systems Chapter 5: How Different from Ideal Real Systems and Their Components Are Chapter 6: Transmission Lines Chapter 7: What's Moving on a Transmission Line Chapter 8: Basics of Eletromagnetic Fields Chapter 9: Digital vs. RF/Microwve vs. Analog Chapter 10: Time and Distance Chapter 11: Inductance Chapter 12: Capacitance Chapter 13: Resistance Chapter 14: Fundamentals of Transmission Lines Chapter 15: The Concept of Ground and Power Planes Chapter 16: Impedance Chapter 17: Relfections-What Causes Them, What They Do to a Signal Chapter 18: What is Meant by Signal Integrity Engineering Chapter 19: When is a Design High Speed Chapter 20: Controlling Reflections by Using Terminations Chapter 21: Terminator Type, Terminator Placement and Net Sequencing Chapter 22: Stubs on Transmission Lines? Chapter 23: Properies of Transmission Lines that Affect Impedance Chapter 24: Methods for Calculating and Measuring Impedance Chapter 25: Right Angle Bends and Vias Potential Sources of Reflections and Other Problems Chapter 26: Types of Drivers or Sources Chapter 27: Types of Loads Chapter 28: Bus Protocols Chapter 29: Crosstalk or Coupling Chapter 30: Single Ended Signaling Chapter 31: Differential Signaling Chapter 32: The Power Subsystem Chapter 33: Power Distribution DC Drop Chapter 34: Decoupling Capacitors Chapter 35: Power Subsystem Inductance Chapter 36: Power Dissipation Estimate Chapter 37: Example Power Subsystem Design Chapter 38: IC Packages-Vcc and Ground Bounce or SSN Chapter 39: Noise Margins Chapter 40: Design Rule Creation Using Noise Margin Analysis Chapter 41: PCB Fabrication Process Chapter 42: PCB Materials Chapter 43: Crating PCB Stackups Chapter 44: Types of Vias Chapter 45: PCB Design Process Chapter 46: PCB Routing Chapter 47: Documentation Chapter 48: The Ideal Component Data Sheet Glossary Appendix 1: Bibliography Appendix 2: Anatomy of a Plated Through Hole Appendix 3: Selecting PCB Suppliers Appendix 4: A Page of Useful Equations Appendix 5: Technology Table Explanation Appendix 6: Drill Table Appendix 7: Conversion Tables Regards, Steve. ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu