Publisher's Synopsis
The fourth edition features coverage of cutting edge topics––more advanced CMOS device electronics to include short–channel effects, weak inversion and impact ionization. In this resourceful book find: ∗ Coverage of state–of–the–art IC processes shows how modern integrated circuits are fabricated, including recent issues like heterojunction bipolar transistors, copper interconnect and low permittivity dielectric materials ∗ Comprehensive and unified treatment of bipolar and CMOS circuits helps readers design real–world amplifiers in silicon.