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15.1 Consider a simple RC circuit model for a point-to-point interconnect in CMOS chips. T...

15.1 Consider a simple RC circuit model for a point-to-point interconnect in CMOS chips. The 50% delay time for a step input pulse is

τ50% = 0.38 RC

Both R and C values are subject to random fluctuations due to process variations.

(a). Express the sensitivities of τ50% with respect to R and C.


(b). Express the percentage change in the delay in terms of percentage changes in both R and C values under the assumption that their values can vary independently.


(c). Determine the largest delay increase possible due to ±10% fluctuations in both R and C values.

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