Digital Circuits

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Class Exercise #4
CMOS Inverter
Digital Circuits, Spring 2012, Class #4 1
Rehearsal
PMOS Transistor
Digital Circuits, Spring 2012, Class #4 2
Current Condition State

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Saturation
PMOS
From: Sedra & Smith Microelectronic Circuits
Rehearsal
PMOS Transistor
Digital Circuits, Spring 2012, Class #4 3
PMOS Symbols
Body Effect
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2 2 | | = +
t t SB F F
V V V
1
2
p ox p
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K C
L
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Transconductance
Parameter
CMOS Inverter
Essential Orientation
Digital Circuits, Spring 2012, Class #4 4
Exercise 1

a) What is wrong with
this circuit ?
b) What is the sign of
Vt(P) ?

CMOS Inverter
Immediate Conclusions
Digital Circuits, Spring 2012, Class #4 5
Exercise 2

a) Find the transistors
conductance for high and
low Vin.
b) Conclude the value of
Vout.
c) Compare with former
inverters what are the
CMOS important
advantages?
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1
1
t N Volt
t P Volt
V
V
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CMOS Inverter
Educated Guesses
Digital Circuits, Spring 2012, Class #4 6
Exercise 3

a) Make educated guesses
regarding the transistors
states at the VTC
important points:


b) Discuss how robust are
your assumptions.
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OH OL IH IL M
V V V V V
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1
1
t N Volt
t P Volt
V
V
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CMOS Inverter
Long Calculations
Digital Circuits, Spring 2012, Class #4 7
Exercise 4

Using your conclusions from
last question, calculate the
following VTC points:
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IH IL
V V
2
2
100
100
P
N
A
K
V
A
K
V

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CMOS Inverter
More Calculations
Digital Circuits, Spring 2012, Class #4 8
Exercise 5

Calculate
M
V
2
2
100
100
P
N
A
K
V
A
K
V

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CMOS Inverter
Dynamic Performance
Digital Circuits, Spring 2012, Class #4 9
Exercise 6

Suppose that Vin is abruptly
changing from VOL to VOH
estimate the TPHL.

Assume that the output is a
10
6
capacitor.
2
2
100
100
P
N
A
K
V
A
K
V

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CMOS Inverter
Dynamic Performance
Digital Circuits, Spring 2012, Class #4 10
Exercise 7

Suppose that Vin is abruptly
changing from VOH to VOL
estimate the TPLH.
2
2
100
100
P
N
A
K
V
A
K
V

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CMOS Inverter
Dynamic Performance
Digital Circuits, Spring 2012, Class #4 11
Exercise 8

a) How TPHL and TPLH ratio
is related to Ks values of
the transistors? What is
the desired ratio?
b) What is the transistors
sizes ratio in this circuits?
Discuss the implication
on the manufacturing
process.

2
2
100
100
P
N
A
K
V
A
K
V

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CMOS Inverter
Dynamic Performance
Digital Circuits, Spring 2012, Class #4 12
Exercise 9

a) What is the Dynamic
Power dissipation?
b) What is the Static Power
dissipation?
c) So what would you
prefer: NMOS or CMOS?
2
2
100
100
P
N
A
K
V
A
K
V

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