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19 articles for “Mentor Graphics”
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Design of Ultra-Low-Power Robust SRAM Cell
Abstract: SRAM is designed to provide an interface with CPU and to replace DRAMs in systems that require very low power consumption. Low power SRAM design is crucial since it takes a large fraction of total power and die area in high-performance processors. An SRAM cell must meet the requirements for the operation in submicron/nano ranges. The scaling of CMOS technology has significant impacts on SRAM cell random fluctuation of electrical …
Published in Nano Trends – A Journal of Nano Technology & Its Applications · Vol. 21, Issue 2, 2019 · pp. 7–18 Read article
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Design of 16-bit Pipelined RISC Processor
Abstract: This paper presents the design of efficient and high throughput 16-bit pipelined RISC Processor. The design is challenge with the pipelined stall problem, speed with external memory, coding density and clock frequency for cost effectiveness and higher performance processor design. Paper describes about the architecture, programming model, synthesis results and analysis of the design. The presented design has throughput ~167 MIPS at 500 MHz, which shows better performance at a …
Published in Journal of VLSI Design Tools and Technology · Vol. 2, Issue 1-2-3, 2012 · pp. 32–37 Read article
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Performance Analysis and Characterization of Shared Charge and Clocked-Latch based Comparator using 90-nm Technology
Abstract: Paper describes the performance analysis, implementation and characterization of low-power and high-speed shared charge clocked-latch based comparator using 90-nm technology. There are two different topologies of the comparator viz. impedance dividing and differential current sensing comparators are combined to take the advantages and use their good features. The main focus of design is on improvement in speed by sharing charge and reduction in power dissipation. The topology is implemented in …
Published in Journal of VLSI Design Tools and Technology · Vol. 4, Issue 3, 2014 · pp. 20–26 Read article
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Characterization of High Performance Third Generation Current Conveyor using CMOS Technology
Abstract: In this paper, Conventional Third generation(CCIII) and Dual-Output Cascoded Third Generation Current Conveyor(DOCCIII) is presented. Here, both are simulated in ELDO SPICE Mentor Graphics using 90 nm CMOS technology at 0.8 V supply voltage. High performance cascoded current mirrors provide high output impedance. Third generation current conveyer has the advantages of wide current and voltage bandwidths, controlled intrinsic resistances at terminals X,Y and Z. By the use of high performance …
Published in Journal of VLSI Design Tools and Technology · Vol. 5, Issue 2, 2015 · pp. 54–63 Read article
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Implementation of Sub Parts of SAR ADC
Abstract: This paper describes the implementation of different sub parts of SAR ADC using a 180 nm CMOS technology in Mentor Graphics Tool. There are mainly four blocks in the SAR ADC. They are sample and hold, dynamic latch comparator, SAR logic and DAC logic. The simulation results show the transient analysis waveforms of different blocks of SAR ADC. Here to reduce power consumption dynamic latch comparator is used. Here the …
Published in Journal of VLSI Design Tools and Technology · Vol. 5, Issue 3, 2015 · pp. 139–147 Read article
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Design and Implementation of High-Speed Low Power Low Area Hybrid One Bit Full Adder Using CMOS Technology
Abstract: In this article, we'll take a look at a new kind of Full Adder (FA) design that mixes traditional Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductors (CCMOS) with Pass Transistors (PTs) and Transmission Gates (TGs). To analyze the circuit's performance, we used the Mentor Graphics software package. Since all twenty (20) varieties of Full Adder circuits were able to be measured and compared, this research was conducted. When the clock rate of the …
Published in International Journal of VLSI Circuit Design & Technology · Vol. 1, Issue 2, 2023 · pp. 29–39 Read article
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Design and Implementation of Low Noise Power Low and High Speed Three Stage Comparator Using 16nm Technology
Abstract: To meet the demands of quicker operation and reduced noise levels, this study proposes a new CMOS Three-based comparator version. Efficiency may be significantly improved by comparing the suggested model to existing ones. This is so because the suggested comparator would improve the efficiency of the current amplifier design. The suggested model drives the input pairs of the regenerator and the amplified stage, making for a quicker comparator. The structure …
Published in International Journal of VLSI Circuit Design & Technology · Vol. 1, Issue 2, 2023 · pp. 10–16 Read article
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Design and Simulation of Low Power Allow Area High Speed Carry Save Adder using CMOS 16 nm Technology.
Abstract: In this article, we propose a novel 1-bit hybrid full adder circuit that is implemented using eighteen transistors. Simulations are done using the Mentor Graphics Tool 16nm technologies. The performances are evaluated based on their speed, average power consumption, and power-delay product. The essential components of arithmetic units including compressors, comparators, parity checkers, etc. are full adders. Thus, raising the performance of the entire adder will raise the system's performance. …
Published in International Journal of VLSI Circuit Design & Technology · Vol. 1, Issue 2, 2023 · pp. 17–28 Read article
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Design and Implementation of Low Power and High Speed 10T SRAM with High SNM
Abstract: The project introduces a low standby power 10T (LP10T) SRAM cell that focuses on achieving high read stability and write-ability while minimizing power consumption. The LP10T SRAM cell utilizes a strong cross-coupled structure that combines a standard inverter with a stacked transistor and a Schmitt-trigger inverter with a double-length pull-up transistor. One of the key advantages of the LP10T SRAM cell is that it separates the read path from the …
Published in Journal of Microcontroller Engineering and Applications · Vol. 10, Issue 1, 2023 · pp. 40–65 Read article
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Performance Analysis of Bootstrapping Techniques to Overcome the Threshold Voltage Drop in NMOS Logic Design
Abstract: Abstract: In this paper, we study the concept of bootstrapping techniques and analyzed its performance in digital CMOS circuits. These bootstrapping circuits are used to increase the gate voltage of transistors so that drain node voltage can be pulled high to overcome the threshold voltage drop problem in NMOS logic design. Also discuss the drawback associated with voltage bootstrapping techniques in NMOS logic design that is sneak path problem between …
Published in Journal of Semiconductor Devices and Circuits · Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2019 · pp. 15–20 Read article
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Characterization of Low Power-Low Jitter Digital PLL
Abstract: The architecture design is being done in transistor level and tool which supports transistor level design. Mentor Graphics Tool is used for transistor level design and its simulation design. There are few tools which support design simulation like HSpice, Spectre and PSpice. Also a foundry support is from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (TSMC) (i.e.) technology model files 180 nm from TSMC for simulation. This article presents design for 1.5 GHz …
Published in Journal of VLSI Design Tools and Technology · Vol. 8, Issue 2, 2018 · pp. 23–32 Read article
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Comparative Analysis of Class-AB Voltage Follower using DTMOS Transistor
Abstract: This paper describes a topology of voltage follower Class-AB Voltage Follower like Translinear voltage follower using MOS and DTMOS Transistor. The circuits are simulated in 90 nm technology. The results are used to compare the performance of the above voltage followers. All analysis was supported by the simulation results. The analysis are made in terms of gain, bandwidth and transient response using ELDO spice, IC station and Design architect of …
Published in Journal of VLSI Design Tools and Technology · Vol. 5, Issue 2, 2015 · pp. 64–70 Read article
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Design of 8 Bit High Speed Pipelined ADC
Abstract: High-speed, medium-resolution, analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) are important building blocks in many electronic applications. The demand for high-speed, medium resolution, low power ADCs is satisfied by various ADC architectures like folding, flsubranging, pipeline etc. Of these, pipeline architecture has proven to be the most efficient for applications such as digital communication systems, data acquisition systems and video systems. Pipelined ADC offer attractive combination of high-speed, high-accuracy and low power consumption, which …
Published in Journal of VLSI Design Tools and Technology · Vol. 5, Issue 2, 2015 · pp. 71–80 Read article
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Design and Analysis of Source Current Effect on Preamplifier-Positive Feedback-based CMOS Comparator Using 90 nm Technology
Abstract: One of the most important and essential components of the data converter circuit is the comparator and this paper presents the implementation and characterization of the basic and simplest CMOS comparator in 90 nm technology. Once the technology scales down, the design and implementation becomes an essential issue at sub-micron and deep-sub-micron technology. The behavior of the threshold voltage in the CMOS is not a linear quantity when the parameters …
Published in Journal of VLSI Design Tools and Technology · Vol. 3, Issue 3, 2013 · pp. 15–26 Read article
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A Low Power Variable Gain Amplifier for Biomedical Application
Abstract: This paper describes the design and simulation of low power variable gain amplifier used for biomedical application like hearing aid, Electronic Cardiograph and neural recording system. The MOS transistor is designed to operate in subthreshold region for low power application. The gain of amplifier is changed by selecting different values of input capacitor in the frequency range of 20 Hz–20 KHz. The simulated total power dissipation is 3µW. The gain …
Published in Journal of VLSI Design Tools and Technology · Vol. 4, Issue 3, 2014 · pp. 7–12 Read article
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Implementation and Simulation of High-Speed Dynamic Latch Comparator for ADC
Abstract: As per emerging issues in analog-mixed signal (AMS) design towards high-speed and low power, limits the performance of high-speed applications. Circuit complexity, speed, offset voltage and resolutions are essential parameter of comparator that affects the analog-to-digital converter (ADC) performance. Based on specifications, to achieve lower offset voltage and higher load drivability of latched comparator is presented. Moreover, the circuit is able to reduce power dissipation as the topology is based …
Published in Journal of VLSI Design Tools and Technology · Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 99–103 Read article
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A Reliable Low Standby Power 6T SRAM Cell
Abstract: The project introduces a low standby power 10T (LP10T) SRAM cell that focuses on achieving high read stability and write-ability while minimizing power consumption. The LP10T SRAM cell uses a robust cross-coupled design that combines a Schmitt-trigger inverter with a double-length pull-up transistor and a regular inverter with a stacking transistor. One of the key advantages of the LP10T SRAM cell is that it separates the read path from the …
Published in Journal of VLSI Design Tools and Technology · Vol. 13, Issue 1, 2023 · pp. 33–59 Read article
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CPW fed Pyramidal Antenna for Dual Band Application
Abstract: In this study, a pyramidal shaped coplanar waveguide fed antenna with modified ground and radiating structure for GSM and WLAN applications is presented. The antenna is resonating at different frequencies 1.8/5.2 GHz, which is covering GSM and WLAN (IEEE802.11a). Antenna has simple planar structure of 39×37×1.6 mm3 using RT duroid substrate dielectric constant 2.2 and loss tangent of 0.002 with a slit on ground plane. The proposed antenna achieved return …
Published in Journal of Mobile Computing, Communications & Mobile Networks · Vol. 5, Issue 3, 2018 · pp. 1–5 Read article
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Development of High Impedance Current Mirror Circuit With Its Implementation Using 0.18 μm Technology
Abstract: In this paper, “Development of High Impedance Current Mirror, based super wilson current mirror with both low input and output voltage requirements, along with high output impedance with no any extra biasing circuitry” is implemented. The implemented current mirror uses MOS current dividers to sample the output current to attain very high impedance with a large output and voltage range. A feedback action is used to force the input and …
Published in Journal of VLSI Design Tools and Technology · Vol. 5, Issue 3, 2015 · pp. 87–96 Read article