EXPERIMENT: -3

Objective:
To implement a CMOS inverter in Lt-spice and calculate total power, switching power and
short circuit power for different:
(a) Load Capacitance
(b) Threshold Voltage
Schematic of CMOS inverter:

Output waveforms for different values of load capacitance:

CL=10n
CL=1n

CL=0.1n

Results obtained for different values of load capacitance

Load Capacitance Total Power Dynamic Power Static Power
10n 125.09uW 125.01uW 80nW
1n 13.082uW 12.50uW 582nW
0.1n 2.65uW 1.23uW 1420nW
Output waveforms for different values of threshold voltage:
Vth=0.37

Vth=0.45
Vth=0.3

Results obtained for different values of threshold voltage

Threshold voltage Total Power Dynamic Power Static Power
0.37V 125.09uW 125.01uW 80nW
0.45V 13.08uW 125.01uW 70nW
0.3V 125.11uW 125uW 110nW