Which is better: Razavi or Lee? Or is there another that is better still?

Why do you like it?

- MM -

I prefer Tom Lee's book. Razavi covers a lot of system level issues and modution schemes, but when it comes to the circuit design tradeoffs and developing design insights and methodology, Lee's book is way ahead. He also gives you a lot of history to put things in perspective and a lot of sanity check examples, which are often very insightful,e.g. the example about the "cruel and unintentional hoax perpetrated on unsuspecting students ..." in the chapter on Noise. Also, his coverage of topics is really rigorous. Consider the chapters on stability and impedance matching. It is hard to find another book which treats these topics so rigorously, without getting lost in a mess of equations. Anyone with experience can write a book with all the information in it, but very few can convey insight.

By the way, I think it is unfair to compare books which are so different. Razavi's books are also generally very good.

Vivek