Tools

Design of Pass Transistor using SPICE Code

Textbooks

  1. "Principles of CMOS VLSI Design" by Weste & Eshraghian
    • Comprehensive coverage of CMOS logic, including pass transistor logic and transmission gates.
  2. "System Integration: From Transistor Design to Large Scale Integration" by Kurt Hoffman
    • Explores integration techniques and transistor-level design, relevant for understanding pass transistor logic.
  3. "Electronics (Fundamentals and Applications)" by D. Chattopadhyay
    • Foundational electronics concepts, MOSFET operation, and logic gate design.
  4. "The SPICE Book" by Andrei Vladimirescu, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
    • Authoritative guide to SPICE simulation, device modeling, and practical circuit analysis.
  5. "A Guide to Circuit Simulation and Analysis Using PSpice" by Paul Tuinenga, 3rd Edition, Prentice-Hall.
    • Step-by-step instructions for SPICE-based simulation, including MOSFET and logic circuits.

SPICE User Manuals & Tutorials

  1. SPICE Tutorial: University of Texas
    • Slide deck introducing SPICE syntax, device models, and simulation examples for digital logic.
  2. ngspice User Manual
    • Official documentation for ngspice, including MOSFET modeling and simulation commands.

Applications & Advanced Topics

  1. "Low-Power CMOS Digital Design" by Anantha Chandrakasan, IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, 1995.
    • Discusses low-power design techniques, including pass transistor logic and threshold drop mitigation.
  2. "Pass-Transistor Logic: Design and Applications" by J. Yuan and C. Svensson, IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, 1989.
    • Seminal paper on pass transistor logic, design challenges, and practical applications.

Open-Source Tools

  1. ngspice
    • Widely used open-source SPICE simulator for analog and digital circuit analysis.
  2. LTspice
    • Free SPICE simulator with advanced features for MOSFET and logic gate simulation.

Web Resources

  1. All About Circuits: Pass Transistor Logic
    • Overview of pass transistor logic, threshold voltage issues, and design strategies.
  2. CMOS Transmission Gates and Pass Transistor Logic
    • Tutorial on transmission gates, pass transistor logic, and their use in digital circuits.