Practice Process-Tolerant Circuit Design - 5.4.2 | 5. Impact of Process Variations on Analog Circuit Performance | CMOS Integrated Circuits
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Process-Tolerant Circuit Design

5.4.2 - Process-Tolerant Circuit Design

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What does the use of redundant transistor pairs achieve in circuit design?

💡 Hint: Think about keeping performance consistent.

Question 2 Easy

Explain what digital calibration does.

💡 Hint: Consider how adjustments are made.

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Question 1

What is the main purpose of using redundant transistor pairs?

To increase power consumption
To average out performance mismatches
To increase component cost

💡 Hint: Think about how redundancy functions.

Question 2

True or False: Digital calibration can use DACs to adjust outputs in response to variations.

True
False

💡 Hint: Recall what DAC stands for.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a schematic for an analog circuit using redundant transistor pairs and explain the benefits of your design.

💡 Hint: Consider both electrically and physically how redundancy aids circuit performance.

Challenge 2 Hard

Critique an analog circuit design that lacks digital calibration methods and explain the potential impacts on performance consistency.

💡 Hint: Assess how performance can vary under real-world conditions.

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