| Preface |
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| Chapter 1 Semiconductors, Junctions, and MOSFET Overview |
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1 | (1) |
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1.2.1 Intrinsic Semiconductors, Free Electrons, and Holes |
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2 | (2) |
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1.2.2 Extrinsic Semiconductors |
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1.2.3 Equilibrium in the Absence of Electric Field |
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1.2.4 Equilibrium in the Presence of Electric Field |
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10 | (2) |
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1.2.5 Nonequilibrium; Quasi-Fermi Levles |
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12 | (1) |
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1.2.6 Relations between Charge Density, Electric Field, and Potential; Poisson's Equation |
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13 | (2) |
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15 | (11) |
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15 | (2) |
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17 | (5) |
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22 | (3) |
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25 | (1) |
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26 | (6) |
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32 | (11) |
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1.6 Overview of the MOS Transitor |
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43 | (11) |
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43 | (4) |
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1.6.2 A Qualitative Description of MOS Transistor Operation |
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47 | (2) |
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1.6.3 A Fluid Dynamical Analog |
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49 | (3) |
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1.6.4 MOS Transistor Characteristics |
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52 | (2) |
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1.7 Fabrication Processes and Device Features |
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54 | (6) |
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1.8 A Brief Overview of This Book |
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60 | (2) |
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62 | (1) |
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63 | (2) |
| Chapter 2 The Two-Terminal MOS Structure |
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65 | (50) |
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65 | (1) |
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66 | (7) |
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2.3 Potential Balance and Charge Balance |
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73 | (2) |
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2.4 Effect of Gate-Body Voltage on Surface Condition |
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75 | (11) |
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75 | (1) |
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75 | (1) |
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2.4.3 Depletion and Inversion |
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76 | (4) |
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80 | (6) |
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2.5 Accumulation and Depletion |
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86 | (2) |
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88 | (14) |
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2.6.1 General Relations and Regions of Inversion |
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88 | (6) |
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94 | (4) |
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98 | (3) |
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101 | (1) |
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2.7 Small-Signal Capacitance |
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102 | (9) |
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2.8 Summary of Properties of the Regions of Inversion |
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111 | (1) |
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111 | (1) |
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112 | (3) |
| Chapter 3 The Three-Terminal MOS Structure |
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115 | (36) |
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115 | (1) |
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3.2 Contacting the Inversion Layer |
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115 | (16) |
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131 | (1) |
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132 | (9) |
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132 | (4) |
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136 | (2) |
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138 | (3) |
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141 | (1) |
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3.5 A "KB Control" Point of View |
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141 | (6) |
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141 | (4) |
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3.5.2 The "Pinchoff Voltage" |
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145 | (2) |
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3.6 Uses for Three-Terminal MOS Structures |
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147 | (1) |
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148 | (1) |
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149 | (2) |
| Chapter 4 The Four-Terminal MOS Transistor |
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151 | (92) |
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151 | (5) |
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4.2 Transistor Regions of Operation |
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156 | (2) |
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4.3 Complete All-Region Model |
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158 | (14) |
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4.4 Simplified All-Region Models |
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172 | (9) |
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4.4.1 Linearizing the Depletion Region Charge |
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172 | (1) |
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4.4.2 Body-Referenced Simplified All-Region Models |
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173 | (3) |
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4.4.3 Source-Referenced Simplified All-Region Models |
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176 | (1) |
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4.4.4 Charge Formulation of Simplified All-Region Models |
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177 | (4) |
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4.5 Models Based on Quasi-Fermi Potentials |
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181 | (2) |
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4.6 Regions of Inversion in Terms of Terminal Voltages |
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183 | (3) |
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186 | (18) |
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4.7.1 Complete Strong-Inversion Model |
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186 | (6) |
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4.7.2 Body-Referenced Simplified Strong-Inversion Model |
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192 | (1) |
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4.7.3 Source-Referenced Simplified Strong-Inversion Model |
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192 | (11) |
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4.7.4 Model Origin Summary |
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203 | (1) |
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204 | (4) |
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4.8.1 Special Conditions in Weak Inversion |
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204 | (1) |
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4.8.2 Body-Referenced Model |
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205 | (1) |
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4.8.3 Source-Referenced Model |
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206 | (2) |
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4.9 Moderate-Inversion and Single-Piece Models |
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208 | (2) |
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4.10 Source-Referenced vs. Body-Referenced Modeling |
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210 | (2) |
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212 | (10) |
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4.12 Effect of Extrinsic Source and Drain Series Resistances |
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222 | (2) |
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224 | (2) |
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226 | (2) |
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4.15 The p-Channel MOS Transistor |
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228 | (2) |
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4.16 Enhancement-Mode and Depletion-Mode Transistors |
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230 | (1) |
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4.17 Model Parameter Values, Model Accuracy, and Model Comparison |
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231 | (2) |
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233 | (7) |
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240 | (3) |
| Chapter 5 Small-Dimension Effects |
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243 | (86) |
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243 | (1) |
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5.2 Carrier Velocity Saturation |
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244 | (9) |
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5.3 Channel Length Modulation |
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253 | (6) |
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259 | (12) |
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259 | (2) |
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5.4.2 Short-Channel Devices |
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261 | (5) |
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5.4.3 Narrow-Channel Devices |
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266 | (4) |
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5.4.4 Limitations of Charge-Sharing Models |
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270 | (1) |
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5.5 Drain-Induced Barrier Lowering |
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271 | (4) |
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275 | (2) |
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5.7 Combining Several Small-Dimension Effects into One Model—A Strong-Inversion Example |
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277 | (3) |
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5.8 Hot Carrier Effects; Impact Ionization |
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280 | (5) |
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5.9 Velocity Overshoot and Ballistic Operation |
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285 | (3) |
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5.10 Polysilicon Depletion |
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288 | (5) |
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5.11 Quantum Mechanical Effects |
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293 | (2) |
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295 | (7) |
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5.13 Junction Leakage; Band-to-Band Tunneling; GIDL |
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302 | (3) |
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5.14 Leakage Currents—Particular Cases |
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305 | (2) |
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5.15 The Quest for Ever-Smaller Devices |
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307 | (9) |
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307 | (1) |
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308 | (4) |
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312 | (4) |
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316 | (11) |
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327 | (2) |
| Chapter 6 The MOS Transistor in Dynamic Operation-Large-Signal Modeling |
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329 | (56) |
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329 | (1) |
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6.2 Quasi-Static Operation |
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330 | (4) |
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6.3 Terminal Currents in Quasi-Static Operation |
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334 | (7) |
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6.4 Evaluation of Intrinsic Charges in Quasi-Static Operation |
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341 | (14) |
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341 | (1) |
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342 | (6) |
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348 | (1) |
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348 | (2) |
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350 | (2) |
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6.4.6 Depletion and Accumulation |
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352 | (1) |
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6.4.7 Plots of Charges vs. VGS |
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353 | (1) |
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6.4.8 Use of Intrinsic Charges in Evaluating the Terminal Currents |
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354 | (1) |
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6.5 Transit Time under DC Conditions |
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355 | (2) |
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6.6 Limitations of the Quasi-Static Model |
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357 | (6) |
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6.7 Non-Quasi-Static Modeling |
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363 | (8) |
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363 | (1) |
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6.7.2 The Continuity Equation |
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364 | (1) |
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6.7.3 Non-Quasi-Static Analysis |
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365 | (6) |
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371 | (8) |
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6.8.1 Extrinsic Capacitances |
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371 | (3) |
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6.8.2 Extrinsic Resistances |
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374 | (4) |
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6.8.3 Temperature Dependence |
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378 | (1) |
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378 | (1) |
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379 | (4) |
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383 | (2) |
| Chapter 7 Small-Signal Modeling for Low and Medium Frequencies |
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385 | (88) |
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385 | (1) |
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7.2 A Low-Frequency Small-Signal Model for the Intrinsic Part |
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386 | (28) |
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386 | (1) |
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7.2.2 Small-Signal Model for the Drain-to-Source Current |
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386 | (4) |
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7.2.3 Small-Signal Model for the Gate and Body Currents |
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390 | (3) |
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7.2.4 Complete Low-Frequency Small-Signal Model for the Intrinsic Part |
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393 | (3) |
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396 | (11) |
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407 | (2) |
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409 | (1) |
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409 | (5) |
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7.3 A Medium-Frequency Small-Signal Model for the Intrinsic Part |
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414 | (21) |
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414 | (1) |
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7.3.2 Intrinsic Capacitances |
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414 | (21) |
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7.4 Including the Extrinsic Part |
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435 | (1) |
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436 | (20) |
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436 | (4) |
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440 | (10) |
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450 | (6) |
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7.5.4 Noise in Extrinsic Resistances |
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456 | (1) |
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7.5.5 Including Noise in Small-Signal Circuits |
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456 | (1) |
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456 | (2) |
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458 | (11) |
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469 | (4) |
| Chapter 8 High-Frequency Small-Signal Models |
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473 | (74) |
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473 | (1) |
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8.2 A Complete Quasi-Static Model for the Intrinsic Part |
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474 | (18) |
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8.2.1 Complete Description of Intrinsic Capacitance Effects |
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474 | (4) |
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8.2.2 Small-Signal Equivalent Circuit Topologies |
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478 | (6) |
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8.2.3 Evaluation of Capacitances |
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484 | (7) |
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8.2.4 Frequency Region of Validity |
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491 | (1) |
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492 | (7) |
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8.4 Non-Quasi-Static Models |
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499 | (25) |
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499 | (1) |
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8.4.2 A Non-Quasi-Static Strong-Inversion Model |
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500 | (19) |
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8.4.3 Other Approximations and Higher-Order Models |
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519 | (3) |
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522 | (2) |
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524 | (5) |
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8.6 Considerations in MOSFET Modeling for RF Applications |
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529 | (9) |
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538 | (4) |
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542 | (5) |
| Chapter 9 Substrate Nonuniformity and Other Structural Effects |
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547 | (53) |
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547 | (1) |
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9.2 Ion Implantation and Substrate Nonuniformity |
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548 | (3) |
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9.3 Substrate Transverse Nonuniformity |
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551 | (20) |
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551 | (4) |
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555 | (9) |
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564 | (2) |
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9.3.4 Buried-Channel Devices |
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566 | (5) |
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9.4 Substrate Lateral Nonuniformity |
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571 | (6) |
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9.5 Well Proximity Effect |
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577 | (4) |
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581 | (3) |
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9.7 Statistical Variability |
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584 | (8) |
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592 | (6) |
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598 | (2) |
| Chapter 10 Modeling for Circuit Simulation |
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600 | (53) |
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600 | (1) |
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601 | (5) |
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10.2.1 Models for Device Analysis and Design |
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601 | (1) |
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10.2.2 Device Models for Circuit Simulation |
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602 | (4) |
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10.3 Attributes of Good Compact Models |
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606 | (2) |
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608 | (7) |
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10.4.1 General Consideration and Choices |
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609 | (6) |
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10.5 Model Implementation in Circuit Simulators |
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615 | (3) |
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618 | (1) |
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10.7 Parameter Extraction |
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618 | (17) |
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10.8 Simulation and Extraction for RF Applications |
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635 | (3) |
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10.9 Common MOSFET Models Available in Circuit Simulators |
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638 | (4) |
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638 | (2) |
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640 | (1) |
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640 | (2) |
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642 | (1) |
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642 | (6) |
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648 | (5) |
| Appendices |
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A Basic Laws of Electrostatics in One Dimension |
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653 | (6) |
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B Quasi-Fermi Levels and Currents |
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659 | (2) |
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C General Analysis of the Two-Terminal MOS Structure |
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661 | (5) |
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D Careful Definitions for the Limits of Moderate Inversion |
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666 | (3) |
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E General Analysis of the Three-Terminal MOS Structure |
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669 | (5) |
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F Drain Current Formulation Using Quasi-Fermi Potentials |
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674 | (4) |
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G Modeling Based on Pinchoff Voltage and Related Topics |
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678 | (6) |
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H Evaluation of the Intrinsic Transient Source and Drain Currents |
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684 | (3) |
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I Quantities Used in the Derivation of the Non-Quasi-Static y-Parameter Model |
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687 | (3) |
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J Analysis of Buried-Channel Devices |
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690 | (10) |
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K MOSFET Model Benchmark Tests |
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700 | (13) |
| Index |
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