Analytical transient response and propagation delay evaluation of the CMOS inverter for short-channel devices

被引:89
作者
Bisdounis, L [1 ]
Nikolaidis, S
Koufopavlou, O
机构
[1] Univ Patras, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, VLSI Design Lab, Patras 26500, Greece
[2] Aristotelian Univ Salonika, Dept Phys, Elect & Comp Div, GR-54006 Salonika, Greece
关键词
circuit transient analysis; delay effects; delay estimation; inverters; short-channel MOSFET's;
D O I
10.1109/4.658636
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
In this paper an accurate, analytical model for the evaluation of the CMOS inverter transient response and propagation delay for short-channel devices is presented. An exhaustive analysis of the inverter operation is provided which results in accurate expressions of the output response to an input ramp. Most of the factors which influence the inverter operation are taken into account. The alpha-power law MOS model, which considers the carriers' velocity saturation effects of short-channel devices, is used, The final results are in excellent agreement with SPICE simulations.
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页数:5
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