carlgrace wrote on Aug 15th, 2007, 10:38am:I was a kid in the late 70s and early 80s. Computer games got all the hype then too, so I learned how to program computers, not how to mess around with solder. I was a physics undergrad and I got lucky in an internship that I was to help design some instrumentation. My supervisor gave me Horowitz and Hill, and as they say, the rest is history. I agree with topquark, Horowitz and Hill is like a bible, and made it so easy to fall in love with analog. I also recommend the two books by Jim Williams on "The Art and Science of Analog Circuit Design". I read those while I was still working in a physics lab and helped me make the leap to circuits.
I don't think we should be pushing kids onto analog, or anything for that matter. We should be trying to have them discover their analytical minds, get them excited about math and physics, and then let them decide what they are passionate about. Analog design is hard, and if you don't love it you are going to be mediocre.
Carl
Agree fully with you Carl on letting the kids find their own way to interesting stuff. Another point I have is the need to be cautious not to
overpraise our own field. After all, the number of jobs in analog design are still relatively few and although it is a relatively good area, the
growth is not that high. Atleast here in switzerland, I hardly know any large groups. And growth is slow as I said. I think the US has a large
demand and also the emerging markets but perhaps one has to look at the market while promoting a field.
Regards
Vivek