Introduction to Integrated Circuit Engineering

An integrated circuit (IC) engineer must be familiar with the major disciplines involved in IC implementation, specifically: technology, process, device and circuit design. The approach used in this text is to discuss these topics from a first order analytical point of view, to allow an understanding of the design tradeoffs involved, and then to use computer aided design (CAD) tools to carry out simulation and verification, leading to the implementation of basic analog and digital building blocks.
This book is designed as a text for a senior-level course in integrated circuit engineering in electrical and computer engineering (ECE) programs. It assumes that the student has had prior courses in electronic devices and basic electronic circuits. The material can be covered in a one semester course including 36 hours of lectures supplemented by a 36 hour computer aided simulation and design laboratory, using commonly available software tools such as SUPREM, SEDAN, SPICE and CADENCE ANALOG ARTIST (or alternative software tools).
This book focuses on the technology and design of analog, digital and RF integrated circuits, including exposure to computer aided IC design tools at the semiconductor process, device, and circuit layout level. Topics include: IC fabrication review, MOS IC Process Modules and Components; RF (Bi) CMOS IC Process Modules and Components; Compact Modelling, Characterization, and Design Automation; Bipolar/CMOS Digital, Analog, and RF IC Building Blocks; Packaging and Yield. The labs included will expose students to the major steps in the development of a multi-purpose (Bi)CMOS process.