DocumentCode
1607142
Title
A tutorial on GaAs vs silicon
Author
Yung, Y.S.
Author_Institution
Nat. Semicond., Santa Clara, CA, USA
fYear
1992
Firstpage
281
Lastpage
287
Abstract
The physical properties of GaAs and silicon are described, and the advantages and disadvantages of GaAs over silicon in terms of physics are reported. The implications of physical properties and circuit techniques for computing and communication applications are addressed in terms of ASICs
Keywords
III-V semiconductors; application specific integrated circuits; elemental semiconductors; gallium arsenide; silicon; ASICs; GaAs; Si; circuit techniques; physical properties; Application specific integrated circuits; Charge carrier processes; Electron mobility; Gallium arsenide; HEMTs; Phonons; Photonic band gap; Silicon; Thermal conductivity; Tutorial;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
ASIC Conference and Exhibit, 1992., Proceedings of Fifth Annual IEEE International
Conference_Location
Rochester, NY
Print_ISBN
0-7803-0768-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ASIC.1992.270234
Filename
270234
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