VLSI Interview Questions
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Draw a 6-T SRAM Cell and explain the Read and Write operations

Infosys,

797

Draw a transistor level two input NAND gate. Explain its sizing (a) considering Vth (b) for equal rise and fall times

Infosys,

1067

You have three adjacent parallel metal lines. Two out of phase signals pass through the outer two metal lines. Draw the waveforms in the centre metal line due to interference. Now, draw the signals if the signals in outer metal lines are in phase with each other

Infosys,

955

What is Latch Up? Explain Latch Up with cross section of a CMOS Inverter. How do you avoid Latch Up?

Infosys,

766

Draw a CMOS Inverter. Explain its transfer characteristics

Infosys,

669

How does the size of PMOS Pull Up transistors (for bit & bit- lines) affect SRAM's performance?

Infosys,

736

For an AND-OR implementation of a two input Mux, how do you test for Stuck-At-0 and Stuck-At-1 faults at the internal nodes? (You can expect a circuit with some redundant logic)

Infosys,

710

For CMOS logic, give the various techniques you know to minimize power consumption

Infosys,

854

What is Charge Sharing? Explain the Charge Sharing problem while sampling data from a Bus

Infosys,

785

Draw the SRAM Write Circuitry

Infosys,

655

Give the logic expression for an AOI gate. Draw its transistor level equivalent. Draw its stick diagram

Infosys,

847

Why do we gradually increase the size of inverters in buffer design? Why not give the output of a circuit to one large inverter?

Infosys,

814

For a NMOS transistor acting as a pass transistor, say the gate is connected to VDD, give the output for a square pulse input going from 0 to VDD

Infosys,

942

Draw Vds-Ids curve for a MOSFET. Now, show how this curve changes with increasing transistor width.

Infosys,

783

Let A & B be two inputs of the NAND gate. Say signal A arrives at the NAND gate later than signal B. To optimize delay, of the two series NMOS inputs A & B, which one would you place near the output?

Infosys,

864


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What are the different ways in which antenna violation can be prevented?

663


What is Noise Margin? Explain the procedure to determine Noise Margin?

1978


What does the above code synthesize to?

2011


What is the difference between cmos and bipolar technologies?

566


Calculate rise delay of a 3-input NAND gate driving a 3-input NOR gate through a 6mm long and 0.45m wide metal wire with sheet resistance R = 0.065 / and Cpermicron= 0.25 fF/m. The resistance and capacitance of the unit NMOS are 6.5k and 2.5fF. Use a 3 segment -model for the wire. Consider PMOS and NMOS size of reference inverter as 2 and 1 respectively. Use appropriate sizing for the NAND and NOR gate.

3382






How binary number can give a signal or convert into a digital signal?

686


Mention what are three regions of operation of mosfet and how are they used?

581


How about voltage source?

1828


Explain what is the depletion region?

622


If an/ap = 0.5, an/ap = 1, an/ap = 3, for 3 inverters draw the transfer characteristics?

2009


Process technology? What package was used and how did you model the package/system? What parasitic effects were considered?

1776


What is the difference between nmos and pmos technologies?

647


Implement a function with both ratioes and domino logic and merits and demerits of each logic?

716


What is the critical path in a SRAM?

2616


what is multiplexer?

663