Practice - Experiment 6: Designing an Inverter for Specific Delay Constraints
Practice Questions
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What is the purpose of designing an inverter for a specific propagation delay?
💡 Hint: Think about the overall circuit timing.
What is meant by 'load capacitance' in CMOS inverters?
💡 Hint: Consider what it means for the output node.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the target propagation delay for the CMOS inverter design?
💡 Hint: Remember the delay constraint discussed in the section.
True or False: The width-to-length ratio for PMOS and NMOS must be adjusted to achieve balanced delays.
💡 Hint: Consider the impact of sizing on inverter performance.
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Challenge Problems
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Design a CMOS inverter with a target propagation delay of 20 ps. Explain the iterative adjustments you would make to the initial dimensions of your transistors.
💡 Hint: Keep the width-to-length ratio constant!
Calculate the total power dissipation of your inverter if Pdynamic is measured as 50 μW and Pstatic is 5 μW. Discuss the implications for circuit performance.
💡 Hint: Consider how each component of power affects overall circuit performance.
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