2.1 Transistor structure2.1.1 I/V characteristics of MOS transistors2.1.2 Drain current in the strong inversion approximation2.1.3 Drain current in the subthreshold region2.1.4 MOS transistor capacitances2.1.5 Scaling effects on MOS transistors2.2 Transistor SPICE models2.2.1 Electrical characteristics2.2.2 Temperature effects2.2.3 Noise models2.3 Summary2.4 Circuit design assessmentBibliography