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Symbolic Layout

VDD 3

In Out
• Dimensionless layout entities
• Only topology is important
• Final layout generated by
1 “compaction” program

GND

Stick diagram of inverter


Digital Integrated Circuits Design Methodologies © Prentice Hall 1995
Two Versions of (a+b).c

VDD VDD

x
x

GND GND

a c b a b c

(a) Input order {a c b} (b) Input order {a b c}

Digital Integrated Circuits Combinational Logic © Prentice Hall 1995


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COLOR LEGEND
VDD VDD n-Well
S p-Well
G
VA kp n+
D
S
Polysilicon
VB G
kp Vout p+
D Vout
Gate Oxide
Field Oxide
D D GND Metal 1
VA G
kn VB G
kn VA VB Metal 2
S S
Metal 3
VDD
Contact/via

STICK DIAGRAM
Vout

GND
VA VB
Kenneth R. Laker, University of Pennsylvania

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