Looking at the diagram, the MOSFETs all show a distinct space between the Gate and the rest of the ... can actually be disastrous for an unprotected CMOS circuit. A simple spark or otherwise ...

Mostly-Analog editor Andy Turudic takes a look at the original 1963 ISSCC paper that described the world’s first CMOS process with planar P- and N-type MOSFETs. The first CMOS chip was created ...