• DocumentCode
    297584
  • Title

    A universal formalization of the effects of threshold voltages for discrete switch-level circuit models

  • Author

    Körver, Wilbert H F J

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Surrey Univ., Guildford, UK
  • fYear
    1995
  • fDate
    16-18 Mar 1995
  • Firstpage
    266
  • Lastpage
    271
  • Abstract
    In most discrete switch-level circuit models, switches, or transistors, are assumed to be perfect. That is, the effects of threshold voltages on signals are neglected in the discrete description of circuit behavior. In the formalization presented in this paper, the effects of imperfection of switches can be calculated separately from the abstracted circuit behavior. Furthermore, this formalization can be used in most existing discrete switch-level models, and leads to a more general and more accurate description of circuit behavior
  • Keywords
    CMOS digital integrated circuits; field effect transistor switches; integrated circuit modelling; switching circuits; CMOS design; demolition degree; discrete switch-level circuit models; state transitions; switch imperfection; threshold voltage effects; universal formalization; Delay; Integrated circuit interconnections; Low voltage; Petroleum; Semiconductor device modeling; Switches; Switching circuits; Threshold voltage; Wire;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    VLSI, 1995. Proceedings., Fifth Great Lakes Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Buffalo, NY
  • ISSN
    1066-1395
  • Print_ISBN
    0-8186-7035-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/GLSV.1995.516065
  • Filename
    516065