129 3.6 Exercises 130 3.7 References. 131 4 PN Junctions 131 4.1 Introduction. 132 4.2 Carrier Densities: Equilibrium Case 4.3 Non-Equilibrium .......... . 139 4.4 Carrier Transport and Conservation 144 4.5 The pn Junction - Equilibrium Conditions. 147 155 4.6 The pn Junction - Non-equilibrium. 4.7 SEDAN Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 4.7.1 Heavy Doping Effects ..... . 176 4.7.2 Analysis of High-Level Injection 181 190 4.7.3 Technology-Dependent Device Effects 4.8 Summary 193 4.9 Exercises 193 194 4.10 References. 5 MOS Structures 197 5.1 Introduction ............. . 197 5.2 The MOS...

129 3.6 Exercises 130 3.7 References. 131 4 PN Junctions 131 4.1 Introduction. 132 4.2 Carrier Densities: Equilibrium Case 4.3 Non-Equilibrium .......... . 139 4.4 Carrier Transport and Conservation 144 4.5 The pn Junction - Equilibrium Conditions. 147 155 4.6 The pn Junction - Non-equilibrium. 4.7 SEDAN Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 4.7.1 Heavy Doping Effects ..... . 176 4.7.2 Analysis of High-Level Injection 181 190 4.7.3 Technology-Dependent Device Effects 4.8 Summary 193 4.9 Exercises 193 194 4.10 References. 5 MOS Structures 197 5.1 Introduction ............. . 197 5.2 The MOS...

P. Antognetti University of Genova, Italy Director of the NATO ASI The key importance of VLSI circuits is shown by the national efforts in this field taking place in several countries at differ- ent levels (government agencies, private industries, defense de- partments). As a result of the evolution of IC technology over the past two decades, component complexi ty has increased from one single to over 400,000 transistor functions per chip. Low cost of such single chip systems is only possible by reducing design cost per function and avoiding cost penalties for design errors. Therefore,...