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Fingers involve splitting a single large transistor into multiple smaller transistors (or “fingers”) and connecting them in parallel.
Fingers involve splitting a single large transistor into multiple smaller transistors (or “fingers”) and connecting them in parallel.


Instead of having one large transistor, the width is divided into several parts. Each finger shares a common gate but has separate source and drain regions.
Instead of having one large transistor, the width is divided into several parts.
 
Each finger shares a common gate but has separate source and drain regions.
 
The Bulk/Substrate contact is a ring, also known as a guard ring. The reason making the bulk contact surround the transistor, has been nicely elaborated by Gemini<ref>[[Analysis: Single Bulk Contact vs. Bulk Contact Ring for a FET]]</ref>.
 
[[File:Layout-of-multi-finger-RF-transistors-with-variable-L-f-5-011-018-025-045-1-2.png|none|frame|Fingered transistor layout example]]
[[File:Layout-of-multi-finger-RF-transistors-with-variable-L-f-5-011-018-025-045-1-2.png|none|frame|Fingered transistor layout example]]

Revision as of 16:03, 12 October 2025

Fingers involve splitting a single large transistor into multiple smaller transistors (or “fingers”) and connecting them in parallel.

Instead of having one large transistor, the width is divided into several parts.

Each finger shares a common gate but has separate source and drain regions.

The Bulk/Substrate contact is a ring, also known as a guard ring. The reason making the bulk contact surround the transistor, has been nicely elaborated by Gemini[1].

Fingered transistor layout example