CMOS technology

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CMOS technology is a widely used semiconductor process for building integrated circuits, particularly efficient digital logic and memory, that has historically benefited from transistor miniaturization trends like Dennard scaling.

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CMOS 9
CMOS technology canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf integrated circuit fabrication process ⓘ
semiconductor technology ⓘ
abbreviation CMOS ⓘ
benefitsFrom Dennard scaling ⓘ
Moore's law ⓘ
competesWith BiCMOS technology ⓘ
bipolar technology ⓘ
dominantFor digital VLSI design ⓘ
evolvedInto FD-SOI CMOS processes ⓘ
FinFET CMOS processes ⓘ
fabricationUses chemical–mechanical polishing ⓘ
ion implantation ⓘ
photolithography ⓘ
silicon dioxide gate dielectrics ⓘ
silicon wafers ⓘ
thin-film deposition ⓘ
fullName complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor technology ⓘ
historicalTrend continuous transistor size scaling ⓘ
increasing transistor density ⓘ
reduction of supply voltage ⓘ
keyAdvantage compatibility with digital logic ⓘ
high integration density ⓘ
high noise immunity ⓘ
low static power consumption ⓘ
scalability to smaller feature sizes ⓘ
keyFeature complementary and symmetrical pairs of p-type and n-type MOSFETs ⓘ
limitation leakage currents at very small geometries ⓘ
short-channel effects ⓘ
variability at nanometer scales ⓘ
powerCharacteristic dynamic power dominated by switching activity ⓘ
nearly zero DC power in steady logic states ⓘ
primaryApplication ASICs ⓘ
linked to: ASIC

digital integrated circuits ⓘ
digital logic circuits ⓘ
microcontrollers ⓘ
microprocessors ⓘ
static RAM ⓘ
system-on-chip devices ⓘ
supportsCircuitType combinational logic ⓘ
dynamic memory cells ⓘ
sequential logic ⓘ
static memory cells ⓘ
usedIn RF integrated circuits ⓘ
computers ⓘ
consumer electronics ⓘ
embedded systems ⓘ
image sensors ⓘ
memory chips ⓘ
mixed-signal integrated circuits ⓘ
mobile devices ⓘ
usesTransistorPolarity nMOS ⓘ
linked to: NMOS

pMOS ⓘ
usesTransistorType MOSFET ⓘ
linked to: MOSFETs

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Dennard scaling → appliesTo → CMOS technology ⓘ
PAL device → technology → CMOS ⓘ
subject linked to: PAL devices
linked to: CMOS technology
MOSFET → supportsTechnology → CMOS ⓘ
subject linked to: MOSFETs
linked to: CMOS technology
G4 → manufacturingProcess → CMOS ⓘ
linked to: CMOS technology
Z84C00 → technology → CMOS ⓘ
linked to: CMOS technology
R2000 → implementationTechnology → CMOS ⓘ
linked to: CMOS technology
R3000 → technology → CMOS ⓘ
linked to: CMOS technology
NMOS → complementaryTechnology → CMOS ⓘ
linked to: CMOS technology
NMOS → historicalPredecessorOf → CMOS technology ⓘ
NMOS → relatedConcept → CMOS ⓘ
linked to: CMOS technology
X-Trans CMOS → usesTechnology → CMOS ⓘ
linked to: CMOS technology