GITAM School of Technology – Hyderabad Campus
MID Term Examinations-III
Branch/Semester: M. Tech/I Date: 29-11-2024
Course Code:19EEC770 Course Name: Low Power VLSI Design
Max. Marks: 15 Exam Duration: 60 min
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Part 1
Answer all the questions (5 x 2 Marks = 10
Marks)
1 Question CO PO BL
a Why does an inverter in subthreshold mode exhibit exponential 4 1 1
delay dependency?
b How does an inverters voltage transfer characteristic change in the 4 2 1
subthreshold region?
c What are the main challenges of designing SRAM for subthreshold 5 2 1
operation?
d What is static noise margin (SNM) in SRAM, and why is it 5 4 1
important?
e How can sense amplifier circuits be optimized for energy efficiency 5 3 1
in subthreshold SRAM?
Part 2
Answer any 2 from the following. (2 x 10 Marks = 20 Marks)
Question CO PO BL
2 Discuss the CMOS inverter operation in sub-threshold region with 4 2 4
its VTC.
3 Explain how to reduce the power in write driver circuit using 5 3 4
domino NOR decoder.
4 Explain the impact of reducing voltage swings on bit lines in sub- 5 2 4
threshold SRAM on overall power consumption.