IC Layout Basics 
Subtitle: A Practical Guide
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
Published: November 5, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 350
ISBN-13: 9780071386258
Subjects: Circuits & components; Science/Mathematics; Integrated Circuits; Technology; Technology & Industrial Arts; Electronics - Circuits - General; Electronics - Circuits - Integrated; Engineering - Electrical & Electronic; Basic Circuit Theory,Layout,Capacitance,Resistance,CMOS Layout,Wafer Processing,Index,Educational Programs,Resources,Suggested Readings,Inductance,Bipolar Transistors; Technology / Electronics / Circuits / Integrated; Integrated circuit layout
First sentence: Unlike a regular light switch that can only be on or off, a semiconductor switch can be on, off, or somewhere in between.