Title :
Single transistor primitive for modeling CMOS gates
Author :
Chatzigeorgiou, A. ; Nikolaidis, S. ; Tsoukalas, I.
Author_Institution :
Aristotelian Univ. of Thessaloniki, Greece
Abstract :
An accurate and efficient method for modeling CMOS gates by a single equivalent transistor is introduced in this paper. The proposed macromodel, which takes into account the effect of the short-circuit current, is the simplest primitive that can be used in order to obtain the output waveform and the propagation delay of CMOS gates. Consequently it can offer significant speed improvement to existing dynamic timing simulators while maintaining a sufficient level of accuracy
Keywords :
CMOS logic circuits; circuit simulation; delay estimation; equivalent circuits; integrated circuit modelling; logic gates; CMOS gates; dynamic timing simulators; equivalent transistor; gate modeling; macromodel; output waveform; propagation delay; short-circuit current; single transistor primitive; speed improvement; Capacitance; Circuit simulation; Computer science; Differential equations; Digital integrated circuits; Inverters; Propagation delay; Semiconductor device modeling; Timing; Virtual manufacturing;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics, Circuits and Systems, 1999. Proceedings of ICECS '99. The 6th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pafos
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5682-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICECS.1999.814467
