EXP NO: CALCULATION OF NOISE MARGIN AND POWER ANALYSIS
DATE:
AIM:
To design the following circuits to calculate noise margin and perform power analysis.
1. CMOS inverter
2. Pseudo-NMOS inverter
3. Resistive Load inverter
TOOL USED:
Cadence Virtuoso v2016.1_14.11
CALCULATION OF NOISE MARGIN
1. CMOS INVERTER
1.1 SCHEMATIC OF CMOS INVERTER
Fig 1.1 Schematic of CMOS Inverter
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1.2 VTC CHARACTERISTICS OF CMOS
Fig 1.2 Output Waveform of CMOS inverter
1.3 TABULATION OF CRITICAL VOLTAGE
VOLTAGES V0H VOL VIH VIL
VALUES in V
Fig 1.3 Critical voltages of CMOS inverter
1.4 CALCULATION OF NOISE MARGIN
NMH = VOH-VIH
NML = VIL-VOL
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2. PSEUDO-NMOS INVERTER
2.1. SCHEMATIC PSEUDO-NMOS INVERTER
Fig 2.1 Schematic of Pseudo-NMOS Inverter
2.2 VTC CHARACTERISTICS OF PSEUDO-NMOS INVERTER
Fig 2.2 Output Waveform of Pseudo-NMOS Inverter
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2.3 TABULATION OF CRITICAL VOLTAGE
VOLTAGES V0H VOL VIH VIL
VALUES in V
Fig 1.3 Critical voltages Pseudo-NMOS Inverter
2.4 CALCULATION OF NOISE MARGIN
NMH = VOH-VIH
NML = VIL-VOL
3. RESISTIVE LOAD INVERTER
3.1. SCHEMATIC RESISTIVE LOAD INVERTER
Fig 2.1 Schematic of Resistive Load Inverter
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3.2 VTC CHARACTERISTICS OF RESISTIVE LOAD INVERTER
Fig 2.2 Output Waveform of Resistive Load Inverter
3.3 TABULATION OF CRITICAL VOLTAGE
VOLTAGES V0H VOL VIH VIL
VALUES in V
Fig 1.3 Critical voltages Resistive Load Inverter
2.4 CALCULATION OF NOISE MARGIN
NMH = VOH-VIH
NML = VIL-VOL
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POWER ANALYSIS
4. CMOS INVERTER
4.1 SCHEMATIC OF CMOS INVERTER
Fig 4.1 Schematic of CMOS Inverter with resistive load
4.2. TABULATION OF POWER FOR INVERTERS
INVERTER R1 R2 R3 R4
CMOS
PSEUDO-NMOS
RESISTIVE LOAD
RESULTS
Thus, the inverter circuits have been designed and calculation of noise margin and power
analysis is performed.