As a design engineer, there are several strategies to handle process variations in VLSI (Very Large Scale Integration): Design for…
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Gate Length Scales Down MOSFET scaling refers to the process of reducing the critical parameter of a MOS transistor according…
Substrate coupling in VLSI refers to the phenomenon where unwanted electrical coupling occurs between different components or regions within an…
Different Logic Family List Bipolar Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor Logic (BiCMOS) BiCMOS is a logic family that combines the features of…
In transmission gates, PMOS (P-channel Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor) and NMOS (N-channel Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor) transistors are often sized equally for specific reasons. Here’s why:…
The BJT (Bipolar Junction Transistor) exhibits higher gain compared to the MOS (Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor) transistor. This difference arises because the BJT…
In CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor) logic design, the substrate connection for NMOS (N-channel Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor) and PMOS (P-channel Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor) transistors serves specific…
Why not give the output of a circuit to one large inverter? Connecting the output of a circuit to a…
In CMOS logic, several techniques exist to minimize power consumption. Here are some commonly used techniques: Clock Gating: Selectively disabling…
Resistance to the Metal The resistance of metal lines in a circuit decreases with increasing thickness and increases with increasing…