complementary integrated circuit technology

The technology, as applied to integrated circuits, whereby active elements of both polarities are fabricated as single-chip elements on or within the same substrate.

NOTE For example, a complementary bipolar semiconductor integrated circuit is one that employs both npn and pnp bipolar transistors in the same semiconductor substrate, and a complementary MOS integrated circuit is one that employs both n-channel and p‑channel field-effect transistors in the same semiconductor substrate.

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