Random networks of nanowires, sometimes called nanonets, could be promising candidates for the 3D integration of CMOS biosensors. In this thesis we present characterization and simulation results of field effect transistors based on silicon nanonets (Si NN-FET). We show that measurements cannot be understood without account for dispersions within the nanonet.The static electrical characteristics of these Si NN-FETs were measured for different geometric parameters (channel length and nanowire density) on a large number of devices, in order to obtain statistically significant orders of magnitude for the main electrical parameters (apparent low field mobility, subthreshold slope ideality factor and threshold voltage), which were extracted by m...