(a)
The output voltage
(a)
Answer to Problem 16.3EP
The output voltage
Explanation of Solution
Given:
Power supply voltage,
Intrinsic trans conductance parameter,
Device parameter for driver transistor,
Device parameter for load transistor,
Aspect ratio of driver transistor,
Aspect ratio of load transistor,
When input voltage,
Calculation:
Given depletion-load NMOS inverter:
For the NMOS inverter with Depletion load, the output voltage equation is given by
The parameters
Now substituting all the values in the above voltage equation,
On comparing the above equation with quadratic equation
The output voltage cannot be greater than
Conclusion:
Therefore, the output voltage
(b)
The maximum current and maximum power dissipation in the inverter.
(b)
Answer to Problem 16.3EP
The maximum current and maximum power dissipation in the inverter are
Explanation of Solution
Given:
Power supply voltage,
Intrinsic trans conductance parameter,
Device parameter for driver transistor,
Device parameter for load transistor,
Aspect ratio of driver transistor,
Aspect ratio of load transistor,
Calculation:
Maximum current is
Maximum Power dissipated in the inverter is
Conclusion:
Therefore, maximum current and maximum power dissipation in the inverter are
(c)
The transition points for the driver and load transistors.
(c)
Answer to Problem 16.3EP
The transition points for the driver and load transistors are
Explanation of Solution
Given:
Power supply voltage,
Intrinsic trans conductance parameter,
Device parameter for driver transistor,
Device parameter for load transistor,
Aspect ratio of driver transistor,
Aspect ratio of load transistor,
When input voltage,
Calculation:
Transition points for the driver transistor
Output transition point is
Transition points for the load transistor
Output transistor point is
Conclusion:
The transition points for the driver and load transistors are
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