Fundamentals of Modern VLSI Devices Handbook: A Practical Guide to Semiconductor Physics, MOSFET Scaling, CMOS Technology, and Nanoscale Transistor De

By Ivan Y. Clay

Every question about how a computer behaves ends at a transistor.

How fast a processor can run. Why it burns power doing nothing. Why one node delivered a breakthrough and the next barely moved. All of it comes down to the physics of a device a few tens of nanometers wide - and most engineers were never taught it properly.

Introductory courses stop at the long-channel current equation, a model that hasn't described a real transistor in decades. The research literature starts three levels above that. This handbook occupies the gap where working engineers actually spend their careers.

Inside, you will find:

Every important result derived, not asserted - with the assumptions stated up front and the breaking point identified at the endWorked examples that carry units through every step and reach answers you can checkThe full arc from carrier statistics to the MOS capacitor, short-channel effects, scaling theory, high-field transport, gate stacks, CMOS integration, FinFET and nanosheet architectures, memory, and reliabilityA glossary, a complete equation reference, and material property tables you will return to for years

Written for engineers, graduate students, and anyone who would rather understand a device than memorize rules that expire with the next generation.

Stop guessing why your devices behave the way they do. Scroll up, click Buy Now, and start reading today.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HJ9W381T
• ISBN13: 9798173056382
• Release Date: September 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 476 Pages
• Weight: 2.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.5" x 11.0"