Semiconductor Devices: Physics and Technology, 3rd Edition

Acknowledgments

In the course of writing the text, we had the good fortune of help and support from many people. First we express our gratitude to the management of our academic institutions, the National Chiao Tung University and the National Sun Yat-sen University, without whose support this book could not have been written. One of us (S. M. Sze) would like to thank Etron Technology Inc., Taiwan, ROC, for the EtronTech Distinguished Chair Professorship grant that provided the environment to work on this book.

Many people have assisted us in revising this book. We have benefited significantly from suggestions made by the reviewers who took time from their busy schedules for careful scrutiny of this book. Credit is due to the following scholars: Prof. C. C. Chang of the National Taiwan Ocean University; Profs. L. B. Chang and C. S. Lai of the Chang Gung University; Dr. O. Cheng and Mr. T. Kao of the United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC); Dr. S. C. Chang and Dr. Y. L. Wang of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC); Prof. T. C. Chang of the National Sun Yat-sen University; Profs. T. S. Chao, H. C. Lin, P. T. Liu, and T. Wang of the National Chiao Tung University; Prof. J. Gong of the Tunghai University; Profs. C. F. Huang and M. C. Wu of the National Tsing Hua University; Profs. C. J. Huang and W. K. Yeh of the National University of Kaohsiung; Profs. J. G. Hwu, ...