Homework Assignment #5

due 11/2/2012 11/5/2012 In the boxes in EEB at 5 PM or

online using the DEN assignments function at 11:59 PM

Assume for the problems below that


Vdd= 1.8 V, Vtp = - 0.4 V, Vtn = 0.4 V, Vtp,BE = - 0.5 V, and Vtn,BE = 0.5 V.

Tox = 41 angstroms for thinox, and 5000 angstroms for thick oxide.

ε0 (epsilon) = 8.85 X 10 -14 F/cm and εoxide(epsilon) = 3.9.

lambda = 0.1 micron.

Cjbsn = 9.725 x 10-4 pF/ μm2 and Cjbswn = 2.27 x 10-4 pF/ μm (micrometer). Assume drain is the same.

Cjbsp = 11.57 x 10-4 pF/ μm2 and Cjbswp = 1.8 x 10-4 pF/ μm (micrometer). Assume drain is the same.

xj (diffusion depth) = 0.1 microns.

Assume ßn (kn)= 219.4 W/L µ A(microamps)/V2 and ßp (kp)= 51 W/L µ A/V2

1. (15%) Use the compound gate shown here. Label the sources and drains of all transistors. Show an identical Euler path for both NMOS and PMOS transistors by listing transistor inputs on both paths. If you cannot find a complete Euler path, you might need to add an extra transistor or two.


2. (20%) Give a stick diagram for the compound gate in Problem 1 above, using the Euler path you found.

3. (10%) Size the devices in the longest paths in the compound gate to give equal rise and fall times in the worst case.

4. (10%) How many diffusion capacitances get charged/discharged in the worst case, assuming no diffusion regions are shared?

5. (15%) A design has a number of common inputs/outputs that need to be connected. Use the left edge algorithm to connect common inputs using as few tracks as possible. The starting and ending positions of each common input are given below. You can assume the inputs come from either the top or the bottom of the channel to make the problem easier. If two wires start or end at the same point that does NOT mean they are or should be connected.


A (3,10)

B (2,4)

C (5,11)

D (11,14)

E (5,9)

F( 11,15)

G (1,2)

H (6,10)

I (4,8)

6. a)(10%) Compute the maximum gate capacitance of an MMOS transistor that is twice minimum length and twice minimum width.

b) (5%) Compute the estimated gate capacitance in the saturation region.

7. (10%) Compute the source diffusion capacitance of a PMOS transistor with length 6 lambda and width 4 lambda.

8. (5%) Compute the resistance of poly used as interconnect if it is mimimum width, 100 lambda long, and the sheet resistance Rs = 4.1 ohms per square.