MadSci Network: Computer Science |
Integrated circuits (IC's), otherwise known as chips, is a large subject!! I recommend that you check in your university library under integrated circuits. There are some books at the high school or lower levels that give a good explanation of the basic concepts. You could also check the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) web site. Here are a few of the many books on this subject (these are all college level): 1) Carver Mead & Lynn Conway, Introduction to VLSI Systems, Addison- Wesley, 1980, some fabrication and device physics, mostly device and system design. 2) S.M. Sze, Physics of Semiconductor Devices, second edition, John Wiley & Sons, 1981. 3) David J. Elliott, Integrated Circuit Fabrication Technology, McGraw- Hill, 1892, how chips are manufactured. 4)Jacob Millman, Christos Halkias, Integrated Electronics: Analog and Digital Circuits & Systems, McGraw-Hill, 1972. 5) Arthur Glaser, Gerald Subak-Sharpe, Integrated Circuit Engineering- Design, Fabrication and Applications, Addison-Wesley, 1977. 6) Paul Horowitz, Winfield Hill, The Art of Electronics, second edition, Cambridge University Press, 1989.
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