Transcript Slide Set 3

Complementary CMOS Logic Style Construction (cont.)
Digital Integrated Circuits
Introduction
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Example Gate: NAND
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Introduction
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Example Gate: NOR
Digital Integrated Circuits
Introduction
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Example Gate: COMPLEX CMOS GATE
VDD
B
A
C
D
OUT = D + A• (B+C)
A
D
B
Digital Integrated Circuits
C
Introduction
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4-input NAND Gate
Vdd
VDD
VDD
In1
In2
In3
In4
Out
In1
In2
Out
In3
Out
In4
GND
In1 In2 In3 In4
GND
In1 In2 In3 In4
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Introduction
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Nand / Nor Gates
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Standard Cell Layout Methodology
metal1
VDD
Well
VSS
Routing Channel
signals
Digital Integrated Circuits
polysilicon
Introduction
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Two Versions of (a+b).c
VDD
VDD
x
x
GND
a
c
b
a
b
c
(b) Input order {a b c}
(a) Input order {a c b}
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GND
Introduction
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Properties of Complementary CMOS Gates
High noise margins:
VOH and VOL are at VDD and GND, respectively.
No static power consumption:
There never exists a direct path between VDD and
VSS (GND) in steady-state mode.
Comparable rise and fall times:
(under the appropriate scaling conditions)
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Complex Gate Structures
Vdd
And-Or-Invert (AOI)
C
B
A
B
C
A
Out
Out = A+(B*C) ...
B
A
C
Gnd
How to add terms?
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OAI/AOI Duality
Vdd
Or-And-Invert (OAI)
C
B
A
B
C
A
Switch from:
Out = A+(B*C) ...
To:
B
A
C
Out = A*(B+C) ...
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Demorgan’s Law in Action
Out
Gnd
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Demorgan’s Law in Action
Or-And-Invert (OAI)
A
B
C
Out = A*(B+C) ...
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Demorgan’s Law in Action
Or-And-Invert (OAI)
A
B
C
Out = A*(B+C) ...
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Demorgan’s Law in Action
Or-And-Invert (OAI)
A
B
C
Out = A*(B+C) ...
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Demorgan’s Law in Action
Or-And-Invert (OAI)
A
B
C
Out = A*(B+C) ...
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Demorgan’s Law in Action
Or-And-Invert (OAI)
A
B
C
Out = A*(B+C) ...
What is the Magic command to do this?
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Complex (AOI/OAI) Gates
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Quiz
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Step by Step Layout of XNOR
Gate
– The equation for XNOR is:

f = (a * b) + (a' * b')
– using DeMorgan's law on each of the two terms gives:

f = (a'+ b')' + (a + b)'
– using DeMorgan's law on the two terms together gives:

f = ((a'+ b') * (a + b))'
– This could be directly implemented with a single
complementary CMOS gate: the equation is in a
simple negated product of sums form. This form can
be implemented with the standard Or-And-Invert (OAI)
style gate.
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Non-Inverted Inputs
– However, using DeMorgan's law one more time
on the left term gives:

f = ((a * b)' * (a + b))’
a
b
f
– This form uses no inverted inputs and can be
implemented with two gates a NAND gate and
an OAI gate.
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Now lets lay it out
Start with Vdd! and GND! power buses.
 Without any more information, about the
use of this cell, make the power and
ground lines in metal 1
 sized 3 and 3 apart.
 Use poly as inputs A B and guess that C
might be used.

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Step by Step
Now put in a stripe of N diffusion
(green) creating a series of 2 n-channel
transistors for the pull down structure for
the first NAND gate.
 Also put in a stripe of P diffusion
(brown) and center connection to Vdd to
plan for a parallel connection for the pull
up structure for the NAND gate.

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By step
Now finish wiring up the NAND gate.
 Strap the two ends of the pull-up
parallel transistors and tie them to the
series pull down.
 Use the polly line, C to tie them
together.
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Or Gate
Begin to add the OR structure for the
OAI gate above the NAND gate
transistors.
 This allows us to share the poly lines for
A and B inputs.
 Since we are building an OR structure,
its series in the pull up and parallel in
the pull down.

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Oh, Oh!
No good way to get power up to the end
of that pull-up structure, shown above.
 So, we have to swap the pull-ups for the
NAND gate and the OR gate
 Note that we are only half done with the
swap in this picture, the output is not
wired correctly.
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We have done several steps
– We fixed the output of the NAND so that it uses
the correct pull-up structure.
– We added a new pull-up transistor in parallel
with the two series transistors of the OR
structure on the OAI.
– It's in parallel because it provides a second path
to Vdd for the output.
– Note the "L" of metal indicating where the
output will come from.
– We added a complementary series pull-down
transistor for the OAI as well.
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Finish up
Here, all we did was add the output
strap between the pull-up and pull down
structures, completing the OAI gate.
 We are still missing the WELL contact
cuts.
 I did not finish, 'cause I was late for
class.

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Question:
Is this the same circuit?
 Does it compute the same function?
 Trace it out and see!

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Lab 2: Full Adder
Sum = A xor B xor C
 Cout = AB + AC + BC
expand sum
Sum = ABC+AB’C’+A’BC’+A’B’C
(exactly 1 or 3 inputs true)
use Cout to help generate Sum
 Sum = ABC + Cout’(A+B+Cin)

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Full Adder (4 gates)
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Full Adder (4 gates)
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One Solution (125x136)
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Lab 3: 8 Bit Ripple Carry
Adder
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X-panded
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