Ratioed Logic
Ratioed Logic
Ratioed Logic
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Ratioed Logic
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Ratioed Logic
VDD
• N transistors + Load
Resistive
Load • VOH = V DD
RL
• VOL = RPN
F RPN + RL
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Active Loads
VDD VDD
Depletion PMOS
Load VT < 0 Load
VSS
F F
In1 In1
In2 PDN In2 PDN
In3 In3
VSS VSS
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Pseudo-NMOS
VDD
F
CL
A B C D
V OL 2 kp
2
k n VDD – V Tn V OL – ------------- = ------ V DD – VTp
2 2
kp
V OL = VDD – V T 1 – 1 – ------ (assuming that V T = V Tn = VTp )
kn
3.0
2.5
2.0 W/Lp = 4
1.5
Vout [V]
W/Lp = 2
1.0
W/Lp = 0.25
0.0
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5
Vin [V]
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Improved Loads
VDD VDD
M1 M2
Out Out
A
A PDN1 PDN2
B
B
VSS VSS
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DCVSL Example
Out
Out
B B B B
A A
XOR-NXOR gate
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Try 3 input or 4 input XOR using DCVSL Logic
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