In this new edition of "Fundamental Principles of Microelectronics," Behzad Razavi applies techniques tested in the classroom and industry to teach analysis and design of electronic circuits. It is based on an "analysis with simple consideration, focused on synthesis" approach to encourage students to think like engineers and develop their design instinct. Including a wide range of new educational aids in the book, Razavi makes learning more accessible and teaching more effective. Some of these educational aids are:

- Examples of important concepts from the real world
- Computational problems as well as symbolic problems that are a hallmark of Razavi
- New special frameworks presenting practical application examples of the theory
- Special chapter dedicated to the analysis and design of oscillators
- Many self-assessment problems with their solutions
- Simulation problems using Pspice® and NI Multisim
- Division of problems by chapter section, with many basic, intermediate, and difficult problems in each section.