EE924

Assignment 1

NMOS is also called nFET, PMOS is also called pFET

Problem 1
Find the output voltage, Vo, for the nFET shown to the right for the following cases.
Assume Vg = 3V and Vtn = 0.5V
(a) Vi = .7V
(b) Vi = 1.7V
(c) Vi = 2.7V
Problem 2
Find the output voltage, Vo, for the pFET shown to the right for the following cases.
Assume Vg = 0V and Vtp = -0.5V
(a) Vi = 0.3V
(b) Vi = 1.3V
(c) Vi = 2.3V

Vo
Vg
Vi

Vi
Vg
Vo

Problem 3
Find the midpoint voltage, Vx, and output voltage, Vo, for the chain of two nFET pass transistors
shown below for the following cases. Assume VDD = 2.5V and Vtn = 0.5V.
(a) Vi = 0.2V
VDD
VDD
(b) Vi = 1.2V
Vi
Vo
(c) Vi = 2.2V
Vx

Problem 4
Using fundamental logic properties, prove the following logic relationships
(a) (a+b)(a+c) = a+bc
(b) a + a'b = a + b
Problem 5
Design a CMOS logic gate for the function f = x y + x z + v w using the least number of
transistors.
Problem 6
Construct the CMOS logic gate for the function f = x ( y + z) + y .