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COMP_ENG 391: CMOS VLSI Circuits Design

Design of CMOS digital integrated circuits, concentrating on device, circuit, and architectural issues. Analysis and design techniques in custom integrated circuit design, standard cells, memory. Use ...
TechRepublic

Low Power VLSI CMOS Design by DCG Technique

The demand for power-sensitive design has grown significantly in recent years due to tremendous growth in portable applications. Consequently, the need for power efficient design techniques has grown ...
TechRepublic

Intel’s 45nm CMOS Technology Performance Parameters in VLSI Design

The trend of CMOS technology improvement continues to be driven by the need to integrate more functions within a given silicon area. In this paper, the authors describe Intel’s 45nm technology ...
Electronic Design

So...The CMOS Circuits in Our Texts Go Back to 1963?

The first CMOS chip was created by Fairchild Semiconductor, presented at ISSCC in 1963. The logic topologies used in today’s textbooks originated in this work. P-type devices are slower than N-type by ...
Electronic Design

It’s Hot, Powering, And Burning CMOS Logic Circuits

Fig 1. A typical CMOS input circuit comprises a “P” and “N” transistor. One is fully “on” for logic high, and the other is “on” for a logic low. Fig 2. When a CMOS input pin is at logic high or low ...