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The inverter below operates with VDD = 0.4 V and is composed of |Vt| = 0.6 V devices. The devices have identical I0 and n. Assume n = 1.5. a. Calculate the switching threshold (VM) of this inverter. b. Calculate VIL and VIH of the inverter. c. Calculate noise margin (NML and NMH) of this inverter. Figure 2 - Inverter in Weak Inversion Regime

The inverter below operates with VDD = 0.4 V and is composed of |Vt| = 0.6 V devices. The devices have identical I0 and n. Assume n = 1.5. a. Calculate the switching threshold (VM) of this inverter. b. Calculate VIL and VIH of the inverter. c. Calculate noise margin (NML and NMH) of this inverter. Figure 2 - Inverter in Weak Inversion Regime

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The inverter below operates with V D D = 0.4 V and is composed of | V t | = 0.6 V devices. The devices have identical I 0 and n . Assume n = 1.5 . a. Calculate the switching threshold ( V M ) of this inverter. b. Calculate V I L and V I H of the inverter. c. Calculate noise margin ( N M ⌞ and N M H ) of this inverter. Figure 2 - Inverter in Weak Inversion Regime

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