Practice Experiment 3: Detailed Transient Simulation and Worst-Case Delay Measurement - 4.3 | Lab Module 6: Design and Simulation of Basic Combinational CMOS Logic Gates (NAND/NOR) | VLSI Design Lab
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What does tpHL represent?

💡 Hint: Think of it as how fast the output falls.

Question 2

Easy

Why do we use pulse voltage sources in simulations?

💡 Hint: These sources mimic changes in digital signals.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What is tpHL?

  • The delay from low to high
  • The delay from high to low
  • The average delay

💡 Hint: Consider how outputs behave as they switch states.

Question 2

True or False: An increase in load capacitance speeds up the propagation delay.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Think how much time it takes to charge a larger capacitor.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

A NAND gate shows tpHL of 15 ns and tpLH of 25 ns. Adjust the NMOS widths in an optimization scheme to balance these delays and explain your rationale.

💡 Hint: Consider how resistance varies with width.

Question 2

If you had a gate with a load capacitance that doubled from 50 fF to 100 fF, explain how that would affect both tpHL and tpLH in practical terms.

💡 Hint: Think how long it takes to fill an extra-large water tank.

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