Practice Lab Objectives - 1 | Lab Module 3: CMOS Inverter Switching Characteristics & Delay Analysis | VLSI Design Lab
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is the purpose of performing transient simulations?

💡 Hint: Think about what happens to the inverter's output as the input changes.

Question 2

Easy

Define propagation delay in your own words.

💡 Hint: Consider the timing from input change to output response.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What does tpHL refer to in a CMOS inverter?

  • Input rising to output falling delay
  • Input falling to output rising delay
  • Total propagation delay

💡 Hint: Think about which transition points you are evaluating.

Question 2

True or False: Load capacitance decreases propagation delay.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Consider how capacitance affects charge/discharge times.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Consider designing a CMOS inverter with a target propagation delay of 15 ps driving 50 fF. Detail the steps you would take to achieve this.

💡 Hint: Reference our lessons on iterative design and testing.

Question 2

Analyze how increasing the W/L ratio of PMOS affects the overall delay when keeping the NMOS ratio constant.

💡 Hint: Use data from previous experiments to support your conclusion.

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