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Description of  SOI Lubistors: Lateral, Unidirectional, Bipolar-type Insulated-gate Transistors

Advanced level consolidation of the technology, physics and design aspects of silicononinsulator (SOI) lubistors No comprehensive description of the physics and possible applications of the Lubistor can be found in a single source even though the Lubistor is already being used in SOI LSIs. The book provides, for the first time, a comprehensive understanding of the physics of the Lubistor. The author argues that a clear understanding of the fundamental physics of the pn junction is essential to allowing scientists and engineers to propose new devices. Since 2001 IBM has been applying the Lubistor to commercial SOI LSIs (large scale integrated devices) used in PCs and game machines. It is a key device in that it provides electrostatic protection to the LSIs. The book explains the device modeling for such applications, and covers the recent analog circuit application of the voltage reference circuit. The author also reviews the physics and the modeling of ideal and nonideal pn junctions through reconsideration of the Shockley s theory, offering readers an opportunity to study the physics of pn junction. Pnjunction devices are already applied to the optical communication system as the light emitter and the receiver. Alternatively, optical signal modulators are proposed for coupling the Si optical waveguide with the pnjunction injector. The book also explores the photonic crystal physics and device applications of the Lubistor. Advanced level consolidation of the technology, physics and design aspects of silicononinsulator (SOI) lubistors Written by the inventor of the Lubistor, this volume describes the technology for readers to understand the physics and applications of the device First book devoted to the Lubistor transistor, presently being utilized in electrostatic discharge (ESD) applications in SOI technology, a growing market for semiconductor devices and advanced technologies Approaches the topic in a systematic manner, from physical theory, through to modelling, and finally circuit applications This is an advanced level book requiring knowledge of electrical and electronics engineering at graduate level. Contents includes: Concept of Ideal pn Junction/Proposal of Lateral, Unidirectional, BipolarType InsulatedGate Transistor (Lubistor)/ Noise Characteristics and Modeling of Lubistor/Negative Conductance Properties in Extremely Thin SOI Lubistors/ TwoDimensionally Confined Injection Phenomena at Low Temperatures in Sub10nmThick SOI Lubistors/ Experimental Study of TwoDimensional Confinement Effects on ReverseBiased Current Characteristics of UltraThin SOI Lubistors/ GateControlled Bipolar Action in Ultrathin Dynamic Threshold SOI MOSFET/SubCircuit Models of SOI Lubistors for Electrostatic Discharge Protection Circuit Design and Their Applications/A New Basic Element for Neural Logic Functions and Functionality in Circuit Applications/Possible Implementation of SOI Lubistors into Conventional Logic Circuits/Potentiality of ElectroOptic Modulator Based on SOI Waveguide/Principles of Parameter Extraction/Feasibility of LubistorBased Avalanche Photo Transistor