Sheet 5
Sheet 5
Sheet 5
1.
a. Determine VDS for VGS = 0 V and ID = 6 mA
using the characteristics of Fig. 6.11.
g. Defining the result of part (b) as ro, determine the resistance for VGS = -1 V using
h. Repeat part (g) for VGS = -2 V using the same equation, and compare the results with
part (f)
2. MOS technology is used to fabricate a capacitor, utilizing the gate metallization and
the substrate as the capacitor electrodes. Find the area required per 1-pF
capacitance for oxide thickness ranging from 2 nm to 10 nm. For a square plate
capacitor of 10 pF, what dimensions are needed?(𝜀0 = 8.854 × 10−12 𝐹⁄𝑚 , 𝜀𝑟 = 3.9)
3. Calculate the total charge stored in the channel of an NMOS transistor having C ox = 9
fF/μm2, L = 0.36 μm, and W = 3.6 μm, and operated at VOV = 0.2 V and VDS =0 V.
5. An n-channel MOS device in a technology for which oxide thickness is 4 nm, minimum
channel length is 0.18 μm, 𝑛𝐾′ =400 μA/V2, and Vt =0.5 V operates in the triode region,
with small vDS and with the gate–source voltage in the range 0V to +1.8 V. What
device width is needed to ensure that the minimum available resistance is 1 kΩ?
6. An NMOS transistor with kn = 4 mA/V2 and Vt = 0.5 V is operated with VGS = 1.0
V. At what value of VDS does the transistor enter the saturation region? What value
of ID is obtained in saturation?
7. Consider a CMOS process for which Lmin = 0.25 μm, tox = 6 nm, μn = 460 cm2/V· s,
and Vt = 0.5 V.
(a) Find Cox and 𝐾𝑛′ .
(b) For an NMOS transistor with W/L = 20 μm/0.25 μm, calculate the values of V OV ,
VGS, and VDSmin needed to operate the transistor in the saturation region with a dc
current ID
= 0.5 mA.
(c) For the device in (b), find the values of VOV and VGS required to cause the
device to operate as a 100Ω resistor for very small vDS.
8. For the circuit in Fig. 5.1, sketch iD versus vS for vS varying from 0 to VDD. Clearly
label your sketch.
9. Fig. 5.2 shows two NMOS transistors operating in saturation at equal VGS and VDS.
(a) If the two devices are matched except for a maximum possible mismatch in their
W/L ratios of 3%, what is the maximum resulting mismatch in the drain currents?
(b) If the two devices are matched except for a maximum possible mismatch in
their Vt values of 10 mV, what is the maximum resulting mismatch in the drain
currents? Assume that the nominal value of Vt is 0.6 V.