UNIT 3

CMOS Logic Circuits

 CMOS Inverter

Depending on the applied input logic, the PUN connects the output node to
VDD and PDN connects the output node to the ground.
Working operation

1) When the input Vin is logic HIGH, then the nMOS transistor is ON and the
pMOS transistor is OFF. Thus the output Y is pulled down to ground (logic 0) since
it is connected to ground but not to source VDD.

2) When the input Vin is logic LOW, then nMOS transistor is OFF and the pMOS
transistor is ON, Thus the output Y is pulled up to VDD(logic 1) since it is
connected to source via pMOS but not to ground.
CMOS NAND
CMOS NAND
CMOS NOR
CMOS NOR
AOI form
OAI form
SWITCH LOGIC

1) Switch logic is mainly based on pass transistor or

transmission gate.

2) It is fast for small arrays and takes no static current from

the supply, VDD. Hence power dissipation of such arrays is
small since current only flows on switching.

3) Switch (pass transistor) logic is analogous to logic

arrays based on relay contacts, where in path through each
switch is isolated from the logic levels activating the
switch.
 PASS TRANSISTOR

The basic building block for nMOS

dynamic logic, which consists of an
nMOS pass transistor driving the gate
of another nMOS transistor

1) This logic uses transistors as switches to carry logic signals from

node to node instead of connecting output nodes directly to VDD or
ground (GND)

2) If a single transistor is a switch between two nodes, then voltage

degradation equal to Vth (threshold voltage) for high or low level
depends up on nMOS or pMOS logic.
Logic “1” Transfer
Vin=VOH=VDD

VDS=VGS as transistor becomes on

VDS>VGS-VTn (Saturation)
Variation of V as a function of time during
logic "I" transfer.
Node voltages in a pass-transistor chain during the logic " 1 " transfer

Node voltages during the logic " 1 " transfer, when each pass transistor is driving
another pass transistor.
Logic “0” Transfer
Vx(t = 0)= Vmax = VDD-VTn

Vin=0, VGS = VDD and VDS = Vmax,

the pass transistor operates in the Equivalent circuit for the logic "0" transfer event
linear region throughout this cycle,

since VDS < VGS - VTn

Variation of Vx as a function of time

Rise Time

Fall Time
 CMOS Transmission Gate

1) It is an electronic element, good non-mechanical relay built with CMOS

technology.

2) It is made by parallel combination of an nMOS and pMOS transistors with the

input at gate of one transistor being complementary to the input at the gate of the
other as shown in figure.

3) Thus current can flow through this element in either direction.

4) Depending on whether or not there is a voltage on the gate, the connection between
the input and output is either low resistance or high-resistance, respectively Ron =
100Ω and Roff > 5 MΩ.
 CMOS Transmission Gate

Operation

• If the control signal C is logic-high, i.e., equal to VDD, then both transistors are
turned on and provide a low-resistance current path between the nodes A and B.
OR When gate input to the nMOS is ‘1’ and its complementary ‘0’ is the gate input
to the pMOS , both are turned on and passes any signal ‘1’ and ‘0’ equally without
any degradation.
• If the control signal C is low, then both transistors will be off, and the path between
the nodes A and B will be an open circuit. This condition is also called the high-
impedance state. OR When the gate input to the nMOS transistor is ‘0’ and the
complementary ‘1’ is gate input to the pMOS , thus both are turned off.
• The use of transmission gates eliminates the undesirable threshold voltage effects
which give rise to loss of logic levels in pass-transistors as shown in figure.
 VDSn = VDD -Vout
VGSn = VDD-Vout
the nMOS transistor will be turned off
for Vout > VDD - VTn
and will operate in the saturation mode
for Vout < VDD - VTn.
The VDS and VGS voltages of the pMOS
transistor are
VDS, p = Vout – VDD
VGS,p = -VDD

the pMOS transistor is in saturation for

Vout < |VTP|, and it operates in the
linear region for Vout > |V T p|

ID =IDS,n + ISDp

Bias conditions and operating regions of the

CMOS transmission gate, shown as functions
of the output voltage.
Advantages
1) Transmission gates eliminates the signal degradation in the output
logic levels.

2) Transmission gate consists of two transistors in parallel and except

near the positive and negative rails.

Disadvantages
1) Transmission gate requires more area than nMOS pass circuitry.

2) Transmission gate requires complemented control signals.

PSEUDO nMOS Logic Gate
Advantages
Dynamic CMOS Logic Gate
Working:
Working of Dynamic CMOS Logic Gate
Cascading in Dynamic CMOS Logic Gate
CMOS DOMINO Logic Gate
D=1, CLK=1, C4= GND
D=0, C3 no path to discharge so C4 will not
impacted
NORA CMOS Logic Circuit
Clocked CMOS Logic Gate
n-p CMOS Logic Gate
NORA CMOS Logic Circuit
Zipper CMOS Logic Circuit
Resolving charge sharing problem