Practice Initial Inverter Performance - 6.1 | Lab Module 2: CMOS Inverter Design and Static Characteristics Analysis | VLSI Design Lab
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What components make up a CMOS inverter?

💡 Hint: Think about the types of transistors used in the inverter.

Question 2

Easy

Define Voltage Transfer Characteristic (VTC).

💡 Hint: Consider what this curve represents for the inverter.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What defines the switching threshold voltage (Vth) in a CMOS inverter?

💡 Hint: Consider the definition of the threshold point.

Question 2

Increasing the W/L ratio of pMOS affects the inverter's VTC how?

  • It shifts it right
  • It shifts it left
  • It has no effect

💡 Hint: Think about how transistor strength can affect the curve.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

If an inverter has Vth=0.6V, VOH=1.8V, and VOL=0V, compute NML and NMH, and discuss how modifying W/L ratios could affect these values.

💡 Hint: Apply the formulas for noise margins and consider the transistor strengths.

Question 2

Design an inverter that achieves a noise margin of at least 0.3V for both logic levels. Specify the W/L ratios for balanced drive strengths.

💡 Hint: Experiment with various ratios while confirming requirements for VIL, VOL, VIH, VOH.

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