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L04 NMOS Inverter With A Resistive Load

This document discusses the design of an NMOS inverter with a resistive load. It explains that the inverter consists of an NMOS transistor (MS) and a resistor (R) to pull the output high when MS is off. The size of R and the W/L ratio of MS must be chosen based on the supply voltage (VDD), threshold voltage (VTN), and desired power dissipation. It provides the equations needed to calculate the current (iD) through MS in different operating regions and select R to limit iD when the output is at the high voltage (VDD). Examples are included to demonstrate how to design an NMOS inverter for given VDD, power, and voltage levels

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L04 NMOS Inverter With A Resistive Load

This document discusses the design of an NMOS inverter with a resistive load. It explains that the inverter consists of an NMOS transistor (MS) and a resistor (R) to pull the output high when MS is off. The size of R and the W/L ratio of MS must be chosen based on the supply voltage (VDD), threshold voltage (VTN), and desired power dissipation. It provides the equations needed to calculate the current (iD) through MS in different operating regions and select R to limit iD when the output is at the high voltage (VDD). Examples are included to demonstrate how to design an NMOS inverter for given VDD, power, and voltage levels

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NMOS Logic Design

PART 1
650344 Digital Electronics
Mones Omari
Department of Communications and Electronics Engineering
Philadelphia University
NMOS Inverter with a Resistive Load

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NMOS Inverter with a Resistive Load
• MS is the switching transistor (NMOS)

• The resistor R is used to “pull” the output


high (VO = VH = VDD) when MS is off (VI = VL)

• The size of R and the W/L ratio of MS are


the design factors that need to be chosen

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Design of an NMOS inverter with a Resistive Load
• VO = VDS = VDD – RiD
• When VI = VL
• MS is in cutoff
• iD = 0 → VO = VDS = VDD
• VL must be less than VTN
• As a design rule VL must be 25% to 50% of VTN
• Ex. For VTN = 0.6V → VL must be from 0.15V to 0.30V
• The dissipated power by the inverter
• P = VDD iD → iD = P / VDD
• Design W/L to provide iD when VO = VL

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Design of an NMOS inverter with a Resistive Load
• To design W/L we need to check the operation
region for iD
• For VDS > Vsat = VGS – VTN (saturation region)
• iD = (KN/2)(VGS – VTN)2
• For VDS < Vsat = VGS – VTN (active region)
• iD = (KN/2)[2(VGS – VTN)VDS – VDS2]
• where KN = kN’ (W/L)
• The load resistor is chosen to limit the current
when VO = VL
• For VO = VDD – RiD = VL
• R = ( VDD – VL ) / iD

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Load-Line Visualization

• For VDS = VDD – R iD, we can


draw a load-line at
• VDS = 0 → iD = VDD / R
• iD = 0 → VDS = VDD

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Example 1
• Design an NMOS inverter with a resistive load for VDD = 2.5 V and P =
0.2 mW with VL = 0.2 V. Assume kN’ = 100 µA/V2 and VTN = 0.6 V.
• Solution:

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Example 1

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Example 2
• Redesign the same logic gate in the previous example to operate at a
power of 0.4 mW.
• Solution:

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Example 3
• Design an NMOS inverter with a resistive load for VDD = 3.3 V and P =
0.1 mW with VL = 0.2 V. Assume kN’ = 60 µA/V2 and VTN = 0.75 V.
• Solution:

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Example 3

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