Chapters report

In the past four months, the SSCS Denver Chapter hosted meetings spanning technology, device, reliability, and design topics. In December 2004, newly elected chapter chair Dr. Alvin Loke of Agilent Technologies presented a tutorial on deep submicron CMOS device technology and its impact on circuit design. Dr. Loke summarized the importance of understanding the impact of effects such as halo implants, active area mechanical stress, and well implant mask proximity as well as limitations in IC manufacturing to successfully design analog circuits in deep submicron CMOS.