[kayson]

For circuit design or manufacturing?

I haven't been in school for a while, so I'm not sure what's current. I really liked Baker's book - CMOS circuit design. It had a decent overview of the manufacturing process for the perspective of a designer, as well as good introductions to major design topics.

Unfortunately, with modern processes, most of the textbook design equations and learning no longer apply so it becomes as much learning an art as it is science.

[lordnacho]

Both. Ah I think I might have had that book until my parents' basement flooded.

Yeah of course when it comes to how things are actually done it's hard to know without actually working in the field. But I just wanted an overview.

[kayson]

I think the Baker book is good for an overview. I also used Pierret's Semiconductor Device Fundamentals in undergrad. It goes more in depth for device physics than it is a pure manufacturing text, but I recall it also had a nice overview.

[zsmi]

Baker http://cmosedu.com

And Weste http://pages.hmc.edu/harris/cmosvlsi/4e/index.html

are both very good. Weste is used in more Universities but it also has a digital slant to it.