Practice Pre-lab Questions And Preparation (3) - Layout Design and Verification of Basic Combinational CMOS Logic Gates
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Pre-Lab Questions and Preparation

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What are the main components of a CMOS NAND gate?

💡 Hint: Think about how the transistors are arranged in series and parallel.

Question 2 Easy

Define DRC.

💡 Hint: What does DRC verify in your designs?

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Question 1

What type of logic gate outputs low only when both inputs are high?

NOR
NAND
AND

💡 Hint: Remember what 'NAND' stands for!

Question 2

True or False: LVS is used to check geometric structures in the layout.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about what each verification does.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a 2-input NAND gate layout, indicating materials and layout strategy used to reduce parasitics.

💡 Hint: Think about how each component's placement affects the overall performance.

Challenge 2 Hard

Explain how a failure in the LVS process might lead to operational issues in a circuit.

💡 Hint: What errors might you expect to see if the LVS check fails?

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