Microelectronic Circuits

  1. Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistors
    1. MOSFET Structure and Physics
      1. MOS Capacitor Fundamentals
        1. Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Stack
          1. Capacitance-Voltage Characteristics
            1. Threshold Voltage Concept
            2. NMOS Transistor Structure
              1. Channel Formation Mechanism
                1. Inversion Layer Physics
                  1. Body Effect
                  2. PMOS Transistor Structure
                    1. Complementary Operation
                      1. Hole Channel Formation
                      2. Enhancement vs Depletion Types
                        1. Threshold Voltage Differences
                          1. Channel Existence
                        2. MOSFET I-V Characteristics
                          1. Operating Regions
                            1. Cutoff Region
                              1. Triode Region
                                1. Saturation Region
                                  1. Subthreshold Region
                                  2. Current Equations
                                    1. Square-Law Model
                                      1. Channel Length Modulation
                                        1. Body Effect on Threshold
                                        2. Second-Order Effects
                                          1. Velocity Saturation
                                            1. Mobility Degradation
                                              1. Short Channel Effects
                                                1. Hot Carrier Effects
                                              2. MOSFET Circuit Analysis
                                                1. DC Analysis Techniques
                                                  1. Load Line Method
                                                    1. Graphical Analysis
                                                      1. Analytical Solutions
                                                      2. Biasing Methods
                                                        1. Gate Bias Techniques
                                                          1. Self-Bias Configurations
                                                            1. Current Source Biasing
                                                          2. MOSFET Small-Signal Modeling
                                                            1. Small-Signal Parameters
                                                              1. Transconductance
                                                                1. Output Conductance
                                                                  1. Body Transconductance
                                                                  2. Small-Signal Models
                                                                    1. T-Model
                                                                      1. Hybrid-π Model
                                                                        1. High-Frequency Models
                                                                      2. MOSFET Amplifier Configurations
                                                                        1. Common-Source Amplifier
                                                                          1. Voltage Gain Analysis
                                                                            1. Resistive Load
                                                                              1. Current Source Load
                                                                              2. Common-Drain Amplifier
                                                                                1. Source Follower Operation
                                                                                  1. Unity Gain Buffer
                                                                                    1. High Input Impedance
                                                                                    2. Common-Gate Amplifier
                                                                                      1. Current Buffer Operation
                                                                                        1. Low Input Impedance
                                                                                          1. High Frequency Performance
                                                                                        2. MOSFET as Digital Switch
                                                                                          1. Switching Characteristics
                                                                                            1. On-Resistance
                                                                                              1. Off-State Leakage
                                                                                                1. Switching Speed
                                                                                                2. CMOS Inverter Basics
                                                                                                  1. Complementary Operation
                                                                                                    1. Power Consumption
                                                                                                      1. Noise Margins

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