Appendix A
LIST OF SYMBOLS
a lattice constant (edge of the cube for the semiconductor fcc lattice)
B base transport factor in a bipolar transistor
c velocity of light
Cox oxide capacitance per unit area
Cmos capacitance (per area) of an MOS capacitor
Cmos(min) minimum capacitance (per area) of an MOS capacitor
Cmos(fb) capacitance (per area) of an MOS capacitor under flatband conditions
CGS,CGD gate to source and gate to drain capacitance in a FET
CDS drain to substrate capacitance in an FET
Cj,Cd junction, diffusion capacitance in ap-ndiode
Dn electron diffusion coefficient
Dp hole diffusion coefficient
Db diffusion coefficient in the base of a bipolar transistor
De diffusion coefficient in the emitter of a bipolar transistor
Dc diffusion coefficient in the collector of a bipolar transistor
e magnitude of the electron charge
E energy of a particle
EF Fermi level
EFi intrinsic Fermi level