Parasitic transistor effects in CMOS VLSI

Abstract

Parasitic field-effect transistor (FETs) and bipolar junction transistors (BJTs) in a CMOS circuit are described, along with their interactions with each other and their effect on circuit performance. The results are considered to be useful for setting up design rules between n-channel and p-channel active transistors in CMOS IC layout. Novel parasitic transistors associated with next-generation VLSI technologies, such as trench isolation and silicon-on-insulator, are discussed briefly.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">&gt;</ETX>