Consider CMOS inverter with symmetric voltage transfer characteristic.

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Consider CMOS inverter with symmetric voltage transfer characteristic. Assume VDD = 2.5 V. Unloaded inverter demonstrates propagation delay of ∼100 ps; When 10 pF load capacitance is connected between output and ground (Figure) the measured propagation delay becomes equal to 100 ns. Estimate the propagation delay when load capacitance becomes equal to 100 pF. Estimate the maximum switching frequency for inverter loaded with 100 pF. Find the dynamic power dissipation for unloaded, loaded with 10 pF and loaded with 100 pF inverters operated at switching frequency found in question 2.

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Consider CMOS inverter with symmetric voltage transfer characteristic. Assume

V_{D D} = 2.5 V

. Unloaded inverter demonstrates propagation delay of

\sim 100 p s

; When

10 p F

load capacitance is connected between output and ground (Figure) the measured propagation delay becomes equal to

100 n s

Estimate the propagation delay when load capacitance becomes equal to $100 p F$ .
Estimate the maximum switching frequency for inverter loaded with $100 p F$ .
Find the dynamic power dissipation for unloaded, loaded with $10 p F$ and loaded with $100 p F$ inverters operated at switching frequency found in question 2.