MODULAR APPROACH TO C-MOS TECHNOLOGY TAILORS PROCESS TO APPLICATION.

The 1980s have brought much new attention to complementary-MOS (C-MOS) technology and its application in new products. Traditionally, the advocates of C-MOS have praised its low power dissipation, large noise margins, and simple, ratioless design. With the arrival of very large-scale integration, these advantages mean more than ever. Several major issues remain in VLSI C-MOS design - namely latchup and soft-error prevention, interconnections, and logic-design techniques. A building-block approach with a limited number of basic process modules is introduced to create a close-knit family of technologies that squarely addresses these issues and simultaneously supports a wide range of applications.