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Inverter layout alternatives:
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"Stacked layout" (on right): signals applied to multiple n- and p-transistors.
Works well for cascaded gates.
A B C D
A
B
Single unbroken line of diffusion not
possible.
XNOR
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Line of diffusion rule
Transistors form a line of diffusion intersected by poly.
Diffusion will be unbroken if identically labeled Euler paths can be found for the p and n
trees:
C D
B
A
A B C
D
V
DD
I
1
I
2
I
3
GND
A
Z
Z
I
1
I
2
I
3
Z
B
C
D
Let vertices represent
source/drain connections.
Let edges represent
transistors.
For example, A-B-C-D works
here (see previous slide).
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