Author_Institution :
Bipolar Integrated Technol. Inc., Beaverton, OR, USA
Abstract :
Bipolar IC processes are reviewed, and the impact of BiCMOS technology on bipolar VLSI is discussed. The discussion covers standard emitter-coupled-logic (ECL) circuit configuration, on-chip line driving, output circuitry, series gating, ECL versus CML (current-mode logic), differential logic, noise margins, interconnect capacitance, bipolar VLSI transistor design and scaling, and processes for ECL VLSI
Keywords :
BIMOS integrated circuits; VLSI; bipolar integrated circuits; emitter-coupled logic; integrated circuit technology; integrated logic circuits; reviews; BiCMOS technology; CML; ECL; IC processes; bipolar VLSI; current-mode logic; differential logic; emitter-coupled-logic; interconnect capacitance; monolithic IC; noise margins; on-chip line driving; output circuitry; scaling; series gating; transistor design; BiCMOS integrated circuits; Bipolar integrated circuits; CMOS logic circuits; CMOS process; CMOS technology; Delay; Digital systems; Out of order; Power dissipation; Very large scale integration;
