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Book SynopsisThis book explains in layman’s terms how CMOS transistors work. The author explains step-by-step how CMOS transistors are built, along with an explanation of the purpose of each process step. He describes for readers the key inventions and developments in science and engineering that overcame huge obstacles, enabling engineers to shrink transistor area by over 1 million fold and build billions of transistor switches that switch over a billion times a second, all on a piece of silicon smaller than a thumbnail.
Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Overview.- Semiconductors and Insulators.- Diodes, MOS Transistors, Bipolar Transistors, Inverters.- Building High Performance MOS Transistors.- Parasitic MOS and Bipolar Transistors.- Design Rules and Photo Patterns.- CMOS Inverter Process Flow.- Key Inventions & Developments that Enabled Scaling.- Process Flow with Histories of Scaling at Key Steps.
