1. The MOS Transistor
Figures from material provided with Digital Integrated Circuits, A Design Perspective, by Jan Rabaey, Prentice Hall, 1996

2. The MOS Transistor
Figure 2.3 An N-channel MOS transistor

3. Threshold Voltage: Concept
Figures from material provided with Digital Integrated Circuits, A Design Perspective, by Jan Rabaey, Prentice Hall, 1996

4. The Threshold Voltage
Figures from material provided with Digital Integrated Circuits, A Design Perspective, by Jan Rabaey, Prentice Hall, 1996

5. Current-Voltage Relations
Figures from material provided with Digital Integrated Circuits, A Design Perspective, by Jan Rabaey, Prentice Hall, 1996

6. Current-Voltage Relations
Figures from material provided with Digital Integrated Circuits, A Design Perspective, by Jan Rabaey, Prentice Hall, 1996

7. Transistor in Saturation
Figures from material provided with Digital Integrated Circuits, A Design Perspective, by Jan Rabaey, Prentice Hall, 1996

8. I-V Relation
Figures from material provided with Digital Integrated Circuits, A Design Perspective, by Jan Rabaey, Prentice Hall, 1996

9. Velocity Saturation (a) (b) (c)
Figure 2.4 MOS N-channel transistor characteristics for a generic 0.5 mm process. (a) IV curves for several short channel devices. (b) IV characteristics represented as a surface. (c) Linear IV characteristic due to velocity saturation

10. MOS Logic Levels
Figure 2.5 CMOS logic levels. (a) A strong ‘0’. (b) A weak ‘1’. (c) A weak ‘0’. (d) A strong ‘1’.

11. MOS Transistors as Switches
Figure 2.1 CMOS transistors as switches. (a) An N-channel transistor. (b) A P-channel transistor. (c) A CMOS inverter

12. CMOS Logic
Figure 2.2 CMOS logic. (a) A two-input NAND gate. (b) A two-input NOR gate.