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Why is number of inputs of a CMOS gate are limited to four

Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2014 5:28 pm
by Arvind
Why is the number of inputs of a CMOS gate (e.g. NAND or NOR gates) are usually limited to four?

Re: Why is number of inputs of a CMOS gate are limited to fo

Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 12:30 pm
by nikhilp
I guess this is to limit the stack. NMOS stack for NAND and PMOS stack for NOR. Longer the stack, more will be

1. delay
2. higher input cap for int input signals.

Also, I am not sure but i read it somewhere that increasing the stack also increases the varibility a lot and anylysis like monte carlo take a lot of time.

Re: Why is number of inputs of a CMOS gate are limited to fo

Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 12:35 pm
by RAMKESH SHARMA
Let's understand it with the help of an Example::--- Let's take CMOS NAND Gate: if no. of inputs are 8, It means 8 NMOS's are in Series and we know , In Series Resistance will be added.So after addition Series Resistance will be high , Consequently Delay of the Gate will be High and we can Say , Unacceptable for Our Design. Generally we use 3 or 4 inputs Gates in Our Design because we know that if we use more than 4 inputs , Delay will Drastically increase and Impact the Design Performance. But One thing I would say that It is not Hard and Fast Rule that no. of inputs are limited to Four. We can use less or more no. of input Gates but it depends upon our Delay Requirements. As we always want Faster Design so generally this no. should be less.

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