SOLUTION

EE 141 Fall 1999

Homework Set #4

Due Wed. Oct 6 1999, 5.00 pm

Problem 1)

a) Pav = 1.25 mW refer eqn. 3.42 of textbook

b) With lower voltages one would expect power to drop. But with increasing frequency the power becomes greater than the original power at a period of 5ns.

Problem 2)

a)  VOH = Vdd

VOL = 0.9 using eqn 4.11 of textbook

b)  0 static power dissipation when Vin is low.

When Vin is high

Pav = 3.2 mW from eqn 4.13 of textbook

c)  In this problem

tpLH = 0.69 RL CL

tpHL = 0.69 (RL || RPDN ) CL

RL is the load resistance. RPDN is the resistance of the pull down network.

RL = ½[(Vds/Id)vout=vol + (Vds/Id)vout = vdd/2]

= ½ [(Vdd – Vol) / ((Kp/2) (Vdd -|Vtp|)2) + (Vdd/2) /((Kp/2)((Vdd-Vt)Vdd – Vdd2 /4))]

= 10951 W

RPDN = ½[(Vds/Id)vout=vdd + (Vds/Id)vout = vdd/2]

= ½ [Vdd / ((Kn/2) (Vdd -Vtn)2) + (Vdd/2) /((Kn/2)((Vdd-Vt)Vdd/2 – Vdd2/4))]

= 9791 W

tpLH = .3778 ns

tpHL = .1783 ns

d) higher. Lambda,p > Lambda,n. So if effect of channel modulation is included, it is likely that Isd,p > Isd,n. So Vol has to move higher to make |Vds,p| smaller and |Vds,n| bigger.

Problem 3)

If you solved all the parts of the problem assuming a short channel device that is ok. The grader will be notified.

For this problem use table 3.5 and 3.6

a)  S= 3.5

New speed is 1225 Mhz

Power is 35 W. (with short channel- speed= 1.225 Ghz, power = Same)

b)  with U= 3.5 and S= 3.5

Speed = 350 Mhz

Power = 0.816 W

(With short channel Speed = 350Mhz, power = 0.816 W)

c)  consider general scaling

Pav = 1= S/U3

U3 = 3.5

Vdd= 3.5/U = 2.3V

d)  There is no change in power consumed in constant voltage scaling for short channel devices

Problem 4)

a)  tw = 0.38 r c L2

= 0.38 (10000)2 (0.08/3.6) (3.6 * 0.03 + 0.04 *2)

= 0.158 ns

b)


-  We have to find Cout as seen by the second buffer

Output cap of the 2nd stage is approx by Ctotal. The problem then becomes


We want to set u = ((Ctotal) / Ci)1/2

Total delay is tp0 u + tp0 u + tw

u = 13.7

Problem 5)

a)  ((A+C)(B+D)F(A+E+D)(B+E+C))’

b) 


c)  There is no common Euler path. Therefore no existing solution such that the PMOS network can be laid out in one contiguous strip.

d)