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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Dimitrijev, Sima, 1958-
Understanding semiconductor devices / by Sima Dimitrijev.
p. cm. - (The Oxford series in electrical and computer engineering)
Includes bibliographical references.

(cloth)

1. Semiconductors. 2. Integrated circuits-Design and
construction. I. Title. II. Series.
TK7871.85 .D547 1999 621.3815'2-dc21 99-35429
CIP

Printing (last digit): 9 8 7 6 5 4 3

To Milan and Mirjana

Acknowledgments

A number of people have contributed to the development of this book in different ways. I wish to sincerely thank the anonymous reviewers who provided me with an irreplaceable guide during different stages of the book development. The following colleagues read different versions of the manuscript and gave me extremely valuable feedback and support: Professor Hong Koo Kim, University of Pittsburgh; Professor John F. Wager, Oregon State University; and Professor Anthony J. Walton, University of Edinburgh.

I am indebted to my students whose feedback was a valuable guide in my attempts to find easy and motivating explanations. I wish to specifically thank Mr. Aaron Harwood, who read the first chapters...