Title :
Transistor transient studies including transcapacitive current and distributive gate resistance for inverter circuits
Author :
Liu, William ; Chang, Mi-Chang
Author_Institution :
Semicond. Process & Design Center, Texas Instrum. Inc., Dallas, TX, USA
fDate :
4/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We examine two assumptions commonly used in analytical studies of inverter transient performances, that the transcapacitive current during a transient and the distributive gate resistance are negligible. We derive the additional delay time expressions which need to be added to the delay times calculated with such assumptions. In addition, we propose an equivalent lumped transistor which accurately models the transient behavior of the transistor with a distributive gate resistance
Keywords :
delays; logic gates; transient analysis; transistor circuits; delay time; distributive gate resistance; equivalent lumped transistor; inverter circuit; model; transcapacitive current; transistor transient; Added delay; Circuits; Delay effects; Geometry; MOSFETs; Parasitic capacitance; Performance analysis; Pulse inverters; Semiconductor process modeling; Transient analysis;
Journal_Title :
Circuits and Systems I: Fundamental Theory and Applications, IEEE Transactions on