학술논문

An inverter layout technique for propagation delay minimization
Document Type
Conference
Source
2015 International Symposium on Consumer Electronics (ISCE) Consumer Electronics (ISCE), 2015 IEEE International Symposium on. :1-2 Jun, 2015
Subject
Bioengineering
Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
Computing and Processing
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
General Topics for Engineers
Nuclear Engineering
Photonics and Electrooptics
Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Signal Processing and Analysis
Inverters
Layout
Ring oscillators
Delays
Resistance
Electrical resistance measurement
Propagation delay
layout
inverter
ring oscillator
Language
ISSN
0747-668X
2159-1423
Abstract
Through various cases of inverter layout, the change in the propagation delay time (tPD) in the ring oscillator that consists of inverters can be analyzed. In this paper, an inverter layout technique for tPD minimization is presented. Through the case-by-case layout, to reduce the tPD, we propose that layout engineers should reduce the input and output node length. The proposed technique post-simulated in a 0.18um CMOS process achieves maximum 7.318% reduced tPD compared to the basic inverter layout.