IC Layout Basics: A Practical Guide
This book teaches the basics of IC (Integrated Circuit) layout in jargon-free, plain-English, understandable to those without an EE degree.
TABLE OF CONTENTS IC Layout Basics: A Practical Guide
Glossary
- active (diffusion)
- A region of an integrated circuit where the thick field oxide has been thinned to allow the creation of semiconductor devices.
- active device
- A semiconductor device whose electrical response can be tailored to specific characteristics, typically transistors and diodes.
- alternating current (AC)
- Current that reverses direction in a circuit at a regular rate.
- alternating waveform
- The cyclic voltage waveform that swings both positively and negatively.
- amperes (amps)
- Unit of measure for current in the meter-kilogram-second system.
- analog
- From the word analogous, meaning representation. The signal remains unchanged, not digitized, as it passes through a circuit.
- AND
- Logic function defined as one that requires all inputs to be at a logic one in order for the output to be at a logic one. If any input is not at logic one, the function returns a logic zero.
- annealing
- Process of heating a wafer during semiconductor fabrication to repair the crystal lattice. This helps all atoms loosen and settle with each other, forming a more consistent structure. Byproducts can be a new oxide layer and diffused areas of previously concentrated material.
- antenna effect
- The phenomenon of charge buildup on polysilicon gates during the polysilicon etch process. If you have too much voltage on polysilicon that is used as a transistor Gate, the Gate oxide could become damaged and kill the transistor.
- applied voltage
- The voltage that has been applied across two points.
- atom
- Fundamental component of matter containing a nucleus surrounded by swirling electrons.
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