This comprehensive and well-organized text discusses the fundamentals of electronic communication, such as devices and analog and digital circuits, which are so essential for an understanding of digital electronics. Professor Santiram Kal, with his wealth of knowledge and his years of teaching experience, compresses, within the covers of a single volume, all the aspects of electronics - both analog and digital - encompassing devices such as microprocessors, microcontrollers, fibre optics, and photonics. In so doing, he has struck a fine balance between analog and digital electronics.

A distinguishing feature of the book is that it gives case studies in modern applications of electronics, including information technology, that is, DBMS, multimedia, computer networks, Internet, and optical communication.

Worked-out examples, interspersed throughout the text, and the large number of diagrams should enable the student to have a better grasp of the subject. Besides, exercises, given at the end of each chapter, will sharpen the student's mind in self-study. These student-friendly features are intended to enhance the value of the text and make it both useful and interesting.About the AuthorSANTIRAM KAL, Ph.D., is Professor, Department of Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. Earlier, as a Post-Doctoral Fellow, he worked in Ruhr University, Bochum (1985) and Erlangen-Nuernberg University (1993 and 1996) - both in Germany.
A Fellow of the Institution of Engineers (India) and a Senior Member of IEEE (USA), Professor Santiram Kal has published nearly 100 articles in prestigious international and national journals such as IEEE Electron Devices Letters, IEEE Trans. on Microwave Theory and Technics, IEEE Journal of Electronics Materials, International Journal of Electronics (UK), Electronics Letters (UK) and Journal of IETE (India). His current research interests are in VLSI, ASICs, MEMS, and sensors.