Practice Experiment 3: Impact of Load Capacitance on Delay - 4.3 | Lab Module 3: CMOS Inverter Switching Characteristics & Delay Analysis | VLSI Design Lab
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Question 1

Easy

What is load capacitance and why is it important?

💡 Hint: Think about what happens when more charge needs to be moved.

Question 2

Easy

Define propagation delay in the context of a CMOS inverter.

💡 Hint: Consider both rising and falling edges of the signal.

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Question 1

What effect does increasing load capacitance have on propagation delay?

  • It decreases propagation delay
  • It increases propagation delay
  • It has no effect

💡 Hint: Recall how capacitance affects timing.

Question 2

Propagation delay is measured from the output reaching 50% of VDD to which input event?

  • Rising Edge
  • Falling Edge

💡 Hint: Think about the rise and fall characteristics of the inverter.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Given a CMOS inverter with a specified load capacitance, calculate the expected propagation delay if it doubles. Justify your calculation with reference to charge movement.

💡 Hint: Review your formula for propagation delay with respect to capacitance.

Question 2

How would the maximum load capacitance impact the design of a digital circuit? Discuss the trade-offs involved.

💡 Hint: Consider what happens when loading effects overbear the drive strengths.

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