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Lecture 4
4: LTSPICE

CSCI 5330
Digital CMOS VLSI Design
Instructor: Saraju P. Mohanty, Ph. D.

NOTE: The figures, text etc included in slides are borrowed

from various books,
books websites,
websites authors pages,
pages and other
sources for academic purpose only. The instructor does
not claim anyy originality.
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 USEFUL LINKS
• LTPSICE software available at:
http://www linear com/designtools/software/switc
http://www.linear.com/designtools/software/switc
hercad.jsp
• 50nm
0 model
d l fil
file available
il bl at:
http://www.cmosedu.com/cmos1/book.htm
• More model files available at:
http://www.eas.asu.edu/~ptm/

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 CMOS Inverter

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 Construct an Inverter using LTSPICE
• Discussion at Nano-CMOS: 50nm technology.
• PMOS:OS 20/1/ (L
( = 50nm// W = 1µm))
• NMOS: 10/1 (L = 50nm/ W = 500nm)
• VDD: Supply voltage (Vdc = 1V).
• Vin
i : changes depending upon analysis:
• DC analysis: DC voltage (1V).
• T
Transient
i t analysis:
l i Pulsed
P l d voltage
lt (
(vpulse).
l )
• Wire to connect components.
• Model file (cmosedu_models.txt).

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What does a model file look like ?

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Placing and connecting components

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 Where to get components from ?
Run simulation

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How to assign W/L ?

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Interpreting a pulsed waveform

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How to assign Vin ?

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 DC Analysis

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 View netlist

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Transient (time) Analysis

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 Creating a symbol for Inverter
• Schematic files saved as *.asc
• Symbol files saved as *.asy
asy

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Simulation using symbol: workspace much cleaner!

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One more example: NAND gate

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