Microelectronic Circuits
Microelectronic Circuits by Sedra and Smithby Sedra and Smith
Shares rank 19 of 28 computer science textbooks by recommenders
Recommended as an in-depth reference and, by some, an introduction. Caveat: it can be a hard start, opening with Laplace and network abstractions.
Recommended as an in-depth reference and, by some, an introduction. Caveat: it can be a hard start, opening with Laplace and network abstractions.
4 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 75%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 3 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Good reference for electronics
“I find Sedra/Smith a terrible introduction, but a good reference.”
Comment from 13 Jul 2026 in “Cursed circuits #6: reverse avalanche oscillator” Excellent introduction for some readers
“I found Sedra/Smith to be an excellent introduction.”
Comment from 14 Jul 2026 in “Cursed circuits #6: reverse avalanche oscillator” Strong in-depth coverage of topics
“S&S being great for going in-depth on some topics”
Comment from 8 Jan 2026 in “Project Patchouli: Open-source electromagnetic drawing tablet hardware”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Hard as a first introduction
“hate it, anything which kicks you in the nuts right up front with Laplace and networks abstractions”
Comment from 13 Jul 2026 in “Cursed circuits #6: reverse avalanche oscillator” “I find Sedra/Smith a terrible introduction, but a good reference.”
Comment from 13 Jul 2026 in “Cursed circuits #6: reverse avalanche oscillator”
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| Quantum Computation and Quantum Informationby Nielsen and Chuang | 12 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
| Microelectronic Circuitsby Sedra and SmithThis page | 3 | 1 | 75% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 4 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I found Sedra/Smith to be an excellent introduction.”
“I find Sedra/Smith a terrible introduction, but a good reference.”
“hate it, anything which kicks you in the nuts right up front with Laplace and networks abstractions”
“S&S being great for going in-depth on some topics”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.