DocumentCode
983813
Title
Perspective on BiCMOS VLSIs
Author
Kubo, Masaharu ; Masuda, Ikuro ; Miyata, Kenji ; Ogiue, Katsumi
Author_Institution
Hitachi Ltd., Gunma, Japan
Volume
23
Issue
1
fYear
1988
Firstpage
5
Lastpage
11
Abstract
A high-performance BiCMOS technology (Hi-BiCMOS) and its applications to VLSIs are described. By combining bipolar and CMOS devices in unit circuits of VLSIs, Hi-BiCMOS provides both speed performance competitive with bipolar LSIs and integration density close to that of CMOS LSIs. Hi-BiCMOS technology has been successfully used for static RAMs, dynamic RAMs, and gate arrays. The effectiveness of its applications to some types of processors has also been examined by evaluating test chips.<>
Keywords
VLSI; integrated circuit technology; integrated logic circuits; integrated memory circuits; monolithic integrated circuits; BiCMOS technology; Hi-BiCMOS; VLSI; dynamic RAMs; gate arrays; high-performance; monolithic IC; processors; static RAMs; Application software; BiCMOS integrated circuits; Bipolar transistors; CMOS logic circuits; CMOS process; CMOS technology; Delay; Logic devices; Logic gates; Very large scale integration;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9200
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/4.249
Filename
249
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