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Trade-Offs in Analog Circuit Design

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Gielen, G. (2002). Techniques and Applications of Symbolic Analysis for Analog Integrated Circuits. In: Toumazou, C., Moschytz, G., Gilbert, B., Kathiresan, G. (eds) Trade-Offs in Analog Circuit Design. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47673-8_32

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