CMOS Cookbook by Don Lancaster

by Donald E. Lancaster

A clear, complete look at CMOS. This easy-to-follow text is targeted for beginning to intermediate level users. Covers the latest CMOS series of devices and subfamilies; presents tabular comparisons to earlier versions; includes a TTL and CMOS interfacing and fundamental equivalency conversion chart. Requires a minimum of math.

Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

Reviews

[Adam Mokan · Rating 5 out of 5]

finally grabbed a new copy of this (haven't had access to a copy in about 15 years) and it's just like I remembered. Yeah, you can easily go on google and grab pinouts for any chip in your bin, but there is something about the old Lancaster books that is just awesome in the sense that it's not highly academic and it helps sparks ideas and causes me to do the reverse of the google method - After glancing through a few pages, I find myself going to my parts bin to find a certain chip for an idea the book has sparked. Reminds me of the Forest Mims books, which are just as excellent if you are a seasoned electronics person or just getting started.

[Robert Paige · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was well written, and targeted not just to engineers, but also to technicians and hobbyists. Unlike the vast majority of textbooks I've read, math isn't the focus of this book, in fact, there's hardly any. For instance, there's a brief description of what a time constant is, and how to calculate one, if that's your thing, but you're not beaten over the head with it. I cam away from this with ideas for projects I would like to try, and a reference for still others.

[Joshua Florian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Still the most useful reference I have.