The Art of Analog Layout
Roy Alan Hastings
ISBN: 0130870617
For courses in Analog Layout. The first
textbook in the field. This text provides students with a broad
understanding of the issues involved in successfully laying out
analog integrated circuits - ranging from the mechanics of layout
to essential information about many related areas, such as device
physics, processing, failure modes and effects, device operation,
parasitics, and matching. Emphasizes practical knowledge. *A
perspective - Based on the authors extensive industry experience,
both as a circuit designer and a layout designer. Discusses many
mechanisms and effects that are not widely known or understood
outside of the industry. *Specifically written for layout
designers - Keeps mathematics to a minimum, requiring only half a
familiarity with basic algebra and elementary electronics, and
introduces only relatively simple circuit design concepts.
Includes additional background information allowing the reader to
understand the material without reference to texts on device
physics or semiconductor fabrication. *Effects of variations in
layout geometries - Discusses how variations in layout geometries
affect the performance of devices fabricated in silicon.
*Carrier-based model - For understanding device operation. *A
focus on three processes - Standard bipolar, polysilicon-gate CMOS
and analog BiCMOS. Virtually all modern analog processes trace
their lineage to one of these three processes.
