Kurt Hoffmann 
System Integration 
From Transistor Design to Large Scale Integrated Circuits

The development of large-scale integrated systems on a chip has had
a dramatic effect on circuit design methodology.

Recent years have seen an escalation of interest in systems
level integration (system-on-a-chip) and the development of low
power, high chip density circuits and systems. Kurt Hoffmann sets
out to address a wide range of issues relating to the design and
integration of integrated circuit components and provides readers
with the methodology by which simple equations for the estimation
of transistor geometries and circuit behaviour can be deduced. The
broad coverage of this unique book ranges from field effect
transistor design, MOS transistor modelling and the fundamentals of
digital CMOS circuit design through to MOS memory architecture and
design.

* Highlights the increasing requirement for information on
system-on-a-chip design and integration.

* Combines coverage of semiconductor physics, digital VLSI design
and analog integrated circuits in one volume for the first
time.

* Written with the aim of bridging the gap between semiconductor
device physics and practical circuit design.

* Introduces the basic behaviour of semiconductor components for
ICs and covers the design of both digital and analog circuits in
CMOS and Bi CMOS technologies.

* Broad coverage will appeal to both students and practising
engineers alike.

* Written by a respected expert in the field with a proven track
record of publications in this field.

Drawing upon considerable experience within both industry and
academia, Hoffmann’s outstanding text, will prove an
invaluable resource for designers, practising engineers in the
semiconductor device field and electronics systems industry as well
as Postgraduate students of microelectronics, electrical and
computer engineering.

Table of Content

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

Physical Constants and Conversion Factors.

Symbols.

1. Semiconductor Physics.

2. pn-Junction.

3. Bipolar Transistor.

4. MOS-Transistor.

5. Basics Digital CMOS Circuits.

6. Combinational and Sequential CMOS Circuits.

7. MOS Memories.

8. Basic Analog CMOS Circuits.

9. CMOS Amplifiers.

10. BICMOS.

Index.

About the author

Kurt Hoffmann is a professor of electrical engineering at the Bundeswehr University in Munich. He is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and received the IEEE Third Millennium Medal in 2000. Over the last 15 years, he has presented numerous well-received seminars and papers and has drawn on his considerable experience in both academia and industry to write this book.