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Introductuion To Epitaxy
Introductuion To Epitaxy
A CMOS circuit built in a structure such as the one displayed in Figure 3.1(b)
minimizes the possibility of latch-up. As shown in Figure 3.3 and Figure 3.4, latchup is due to a regenerative bipolar-transistor action used by a clamped, lowresistance path between the power supply and ground. Avoiding latch-up is
especially challenging in small-dimension CMOS for dense VLSI applications.