Title :
Perspective on BiCMOS VLSIs
Author :
Kubo, Masaharu ; Masuda, Ikuro ; Miyata, Kenji ; Ogiue, Katsumi
Author_Institution :
Hitachi Ltd., Gunma, Japan
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;
Journal_Title :
Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Journal of
