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For the inverter pictured below, suppose that the threshold voltage is decreased from 0.4 V to 0.2 V, what is the new subthreshold leakage current as a factor of the original subthreshold leakage current? Note: You can assume the thermal voltage kT/q ~ 25mV. Note that the Schockley model is not sufficient here. VDD=1.2V. Bp = Bn = 25 uA/V2 n = 1.5 (Subthreshold slope factor) Threshold voltages: VTN=|VTP|=0.4 V about 200x about 2x about 0.5x 1x (unchanged)

For the inverter pictured below, suppose that the threshold voltage is decreased from 0.4 V to 0.2 V, what is the new subthreshold leakage current as a factor of the original subthreshold leakage current? Note: You can assume the thermal voltage kT/q ~ 25mV. Note that the Schockley model is not sufficient here. VDD=1.2V. Bp = Bn = 25 uA/V2 n = 1.5 (Subthreshold slope factor) Threshold voltages: VTN=|VTP|=0.4 V about 200x about 2x about 0.5x 1x (unchanged)

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For the inverter pictured below, suppose that the threshold voltage is decreased from 0.4 V to 0.2 V, what is the new subthreshold leakage current as a factor of the original subthreshold leakage current? Note: You can assume the thermal voltage kT/q ~ 25mV. Note that the Schockley model is not sufficient here. VDD=1.2V. Bp = Bn = 25 uA/V2 n = 1.5 (Subthreshold slope factor) Threshold voltages: VTN=|VTP|=0.4 V about 200x about 2x about 0.5x 1x (unchanged)

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