DocumentCode
989667
Title
Application of a multivariable optimiser to the design of CMOS buffers
Author
Routley, P. ; Brunnschweiler, A. ; Ashburn, Peter
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electron. & Comput. Sci., Southampton Univ., UK
Volume
29
Issue
25
fYear
1993
Firstpage
2187
Lastpage
2188
Abstract
A multivariable optimiser is used to individually optimise the size of each stage in a CMOS buffer. Then the optimiser is used to minimise the silicon area for a given buffer delay. An area saving of up to 50% is obtained, compared to other types of buffer.
Keywords
CMOS integrated circuits; buffer circuits; circuit layout CAD; logic CAD; logic gates; CMOS buffers; area saving; buffer delay; circuit layout; logic gates; multivariable optimiser; silicon area;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19931469
Filename
250344
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