Sahagun, Jasier E.

Microelectronics Laboratory
BS Computer Engineering January 26, 2018

1. Load Electric.

2. Open the Library Exercise.

3. Create new facet inverter_sch with schematic as the facet view. Make sure that
the library indicated is Exercise.

4. Draw the schematic shown in Figure 2-a. Make sure that the current technology
is schematic, analog.
a. Add the PMOS and NMOS transisitors.
Note: Lp, Ln = 0.35μm; Wp = 3.2μm; Wn = 0.8μm
b. Add the export pins. Label each pin properly.
c. Add the connecting wires.
5. Save the inverter_sch schematic.

6. Create an icon for the inverter_sch{sch}. Follow the instructions in the

Schematic section of the Training Manual. Save the icon facet. Close the
inverter_sch{ic} and the inverter_sch{sch} design windows.

7. Create new facet inverter_sch_tst with schematic as the facet view. Make sure
that the library indicated is Exercise.

8. Create the inverter instance by clicking on Edit → New Facet Instance. Choose
library Exercise. Select inverter_sch{ic} from this library. Press OK. Click on the
design window.
9. Export all the pins by clicking on Export → Re-Export Everything. Add other
necessary components for simulation. Please refer to Figure 2-b.

Figure 2-b. Schematic diagram for the transient analysis of a CMOS inverter.

Note: loadcap = 100fF

SPICE card for DC voltage source→ DC 3.3
SPICE card for pulse voltage source → PULSE(0 3.3 0 1n 1n 100n 200n)

10. For the analysis, choose Transient Analysis from the Spice list instead of a DC
Analysis. Specify the required SPICE card by following the instructions given in
the Schematic section of the Training Manual.
Note: SPICE card for transient analysis→ 5p 500n 0 5p

11. Save the schematic and create a SPICE netlist.

 12. Simulate the circuit using WinSpice.

13. Complete the table below by varying the width of the PMOS transistor. Round off
your answers to two decimal places.
Note: To view and edit the inverter schematic while in the inverter_sch_tst
schematic, select the inverter icon instance in the design window and press Ctrl-
D. To go back to the inverter_sch_tst schematic window, simply press Ctrl-U.

WN WF τPHL τPLH τfall τrise τP

0.80μm 3.20μm 1.19nS 0.81nS 1.21nS 0.56nS 1.015nS
0.80μm 1.60μm 1.15nS 1.01nS 1.24nS 0.88nS 1.08nS
0.80μm 0.80μm 1.12nS 1.53nS 1.24nS 1.87nS 1.33nS

14. Repeat the above procedures for loadcap = 500fF. Complete the table below.
Round off your answers to two decimal places.

WN WF τPHL τPLH τfall τrise τP

0.80μm 3.20μm 1.12nS 1.53nS 1.24nS 1.87nS 1.33nS
0.80μm 1.60μm 3.28nS 1.43nS 5.61nS 1.77nS 2.37nS
0.80μm 0.80μm 3.26nS 2.37nS 5.61nS 3.76nS 2.82nS