Standard Delay Format
SDF file is how you represent your circuit delays. We have earlier seen SPEF format which is the circuit’s RC representation. SDF now has the delay numbers derived from these… Read more »
SDF file is how you represent your circuit delays. We have earlier seen SPEF format which is the circuit’s RC representation. SDF now has the delay numbers derived from these… Read more »
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A semiconductor material in its pure form is called an intrinsic semiconductor. To be classified thus, its impurity content should be less than 1 part in 100 million parts of… Read more »
In the Energy band image above, there are certain energy ranges where no electron states can exist. e.g. Between band1 and band2, there is a range of energy states which… Read more »
The electrons in a free atom can only have discrete energy levels. An electron farthest from the nucleus has the highest energy. The farther the electrons are, less the energy… Read more »
Semiconductors can be considered as materials that have an electrical conductivity ranging between that of an insulator like glass and a good conductor like metal. These group of materials like… Read more »
ESD events sometimes doesn’t immediately destroy the devices but leaves a “latent defect”. This can cause a device failure later. Latent defects are not caught while testing as the device… Read more »
The principle of ESD protection devices is based on clamping the input voltage to a level that is safe for the IC to handle. In the circuitry given using Zener… Read more »
ESD is something we come across in normal life, from lightning to the sudden shock experienced while touching certain materials. We however are interested more in the electronic kind, which… Read more »
Process variation is a naturally occuring variation in the attributes of transistors(length, widths, oxide thickness) when integrated circuits are fabricated. These variations can be: Chip-to-chip There can be parameter difference… Read more »
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