Process and device simulation for MOS-VLSI circuits

Antognetti, Paolo , Dimitri A. Antoniadis, Robert W. Dutton and Willaim G Oldham (Eds.)

ISBN 10: 902472824X / ISBN 13: 9789024728244

Published by Martinus Nijhoff, Boston, MA, 1983

About this Item

NATO ASI series. Series E, Applied sciences No. 62. 24 x 16 cm., xii, 619 pp. The book is covered in white cloth with black lettering on the spine and front. CONDITION. VG+/ no dj. The pages are clean and tight. The corners and ends of the spine are lightly rubbed. Library marks and labels on spine and front end papers. Library stamps on page edges.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Process and device simulation for MOS-VLSI circuits
• Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff, Boston, MA
• Publication Date: 1983
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 902472824X
• ISBN 13: 9789024728244
• Binding: Original Cloth
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Book Type: Ex-Library
• Seller catalogs:
  • Electronics and Computing

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Synopsis

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, computer simulation tools, at all levels of the design process, have become an absolute necessity and a cornerstone in the VLSI era, particularly as experimental investigations are very time-consuming, often too expensive and sometimes not at all feasible. As minimum device dimensions shrink, the need to understand the fabrication process in a quanti tati ve way becomes critical. Fine patterns, thin oxide layers, polycristalline silicon interco~ nections, shallow junctions and threshold implants, each become more sensitive to process variations. Each of these technologies changes toward finer structures requires increased understanding of the process physics. In addition, the tighter requirements for process control make it imperative that sensitivities be unde~ stood and that optimation be used to minimize the effect of sta­ tistical fluctuations.

Review

`...this book is an extremely valuable collection on the crucial issues in numerical modeling of VLSI fabrication processes and devices, which will be useful to a large number of readers with diverse backgrounds.' American Scientist, 73 (1983)