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Consider a CMOS inverter with the following parameters: nMOS VT0,n = 0.6 V unCox = 60 uA/V2 (W/L)n = 8 pMOS VT0,P = -0.7 V upCox = 25 uA/V2 (W/L)p = 12 Calculate the noise margins and the switching threshold (Vth) of this circuit. The power supply voltage is VDD = 3.3 V.

Consider a CMOS inverter with the following parameters: nMOS VT0,n = 0.6 V unCox = 60 uA/V2 (W/L)n = 8 pMOS VT0,P = -0.7 V upCox = 25 uA/V2 (W/L)p = 12 Calculate the noise margins and the switching threshold (Vth) of this circuit. The power supply voltage is VDD = 3.3 V.

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Consider a CMOS inverter with the following parameters: nMOS VT0,n = 0.6 V unCox = 60 uA/V2 (W/L)n = 8 pMOS VT0,P = -0.7 V upCox = 25 uA/V2 (W/L)p = 12 Calculate the noise margins and the switching threshold (Vth) of this circuit. The power supply voltage is VDD = 3.3 V.

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