Code No: RT41041 R13 Set No.

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IV B.Tech I Semester Regular Examinations, November - 2016
VLSI DESIGN
(Common to Electronics & Communication Engineering and Electronics &
Instrumentation Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 70
Question paper consists of Part-A and Part-B
Answer ALL sub questions from Part-A
Answer any THREE questions from Part-B
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PART–A (22 Marks)

1. a) What are the steps involved in IC fabrication.
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b) Draw the circuit diagram for CMOS two-input NAND gates. [4]
c) Define Fan-in and Fan-out. [3]
d) Write about pass transistor and pass transistor gates. [4]
e) Write note on package solution. [4]
f) What is the need of a FPGA? And write its applications. [3]
PART–B (3x16 = 48 Marks)
2. a) Explain about various IC technologies [8]
b) Explain the term output conductance, using necessary equations. [8]

3. a) Design a stick diagram for NMOS EX-OR gate. [8]

b) Draw the mask layout of 1-bit CMOS shift register cell. [8]

4. a) Define inverter delay? Explain. [8]

b) Define scaling factor? Explain different types of device parameters. [8]

5. a) Explain the design of a 4-bit shifter. [8]

b) Discuss the general arrangement of a 4-bit arithmetic process. [8]

6. a) Explain mixed signal design with neat sketch. [8]

b) Discuss the clock mechanisms [8]

7. a) Explain the basic architecture of FPGA. [8]

b) Explain the FPGA design process. [8]

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 Code No: RT41041 R13 Set No. 2
IV B.Tech I Semester Regular Examinations, November - 2016
VLSI DESIGN
(Common to Electronics & Communication Engineering and Electronics &
Instrumentation Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 70
Question paper consists of Part-A and Part-B
Answer ALL sub questions from Part-A
Answer any THREE questions from Part-B
*****
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PART–A (22 Marks)
1. a) Explain the figure of merit of a MOS transistor. [4]
b) What are scalable design rules and list its disadvantages. [4]
c) What are the sources of wiring capacitances? [3]
d) Explain charge storage. [4]
e) What is testing? Explain. [4]
f) Write the steps to design an FPGA. [3]
PART–B (3x16 = 48 Marks)
2. a) Explain the MOS transistor operation with the help of neat sketches in the
Enhancement mode. [8]
b) Explain how the BiCMOS inverter performance can be improved. [8]

3. a) What are the different types of design rules? Explain. [8]

b) What is a stick diagram? Draw the stick diagram and layout for a CMOS [8]
inverter.

4. a) Explain briefly about sheet resistance? [8]

b) Discuss the limits due to subthreshould current. [8]

5. Explain bus arbitration logic for n-line bus structured design approach. [16]

6. a) Explain the single Stuck-at Fault model. [8]

b) Discuss the ASIC design flow. [8]

7. a) How to design FPGA-Based PCBs? Explain. [8]

b) Write about FPGA families of different vendors. [8]

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 Code No: RT41041 R13 Set No. 3
IV B.Tech I Semester Regular Examinations, November - 2016
VLSI DESIGN
(Common to Electronics & Communication Engineering and Electronics &
Instrumentation Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 70
Question paper consists of Part-A and Part-B
Answer ALL sub questions from Part-A
Answer any THREE questions from Part-B
*****

PART–A (22 Marks)

1. a) Draw the basic circuit of NMOS and CMOS inverter. [4]
b) What are absolute design rules? [4]
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c) List out the limitations of scaling? [3]
d) What is pre-charged bus concept? [4]
e) Give the advantages and disadvantages of cell based design. [4]
f) Write about configuration modes. [3]

PART–B (3x16 = 48 Marks)

2. a) Derive the expression for the threshold voltage of MOSFET. [8]
b) Explain the MOS transistor operation with the help of neat sketches in the
Depletion mode. [8]

3. Draw the stick diagram and mask layout for CMOS two input NOR gate and
stick diagram of two input NAND gates. [16]

4. a) Discuss about nMOS transistor as a switch and pMOS transistor as a switch. [8]
b) Define standard unit capacitance? Explain. [8]

5. a) Explain two-phase clocking. [8]

b) Discuss some system considerations. [8]

6. a) Give the overflow of system on chip designs. [8]

b) Explain the FPGA design flow. [8]

7. Explain stack implementation using VHDL. [16]

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 Code No: RT41041 R13 Set No. 4
IV B.Tech I Semester Regular Examinations, November - 2016
VLSI DESIGN
(Common to Electronics & Communication Engineering and Electronics &
Instrumentation Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 70
Question paper consists of Part-A and Part-B
Answer ALL sub questions from Part-A
Answer any THREE questions from Part-B
*****
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PART–A (22 Marks)
1. a) Compare CMOS with bipolar technologies. [4]
b) Draw the circuit diagram for CMOS two-input NOR gates. [4]
c) What are the advantages and disadvantages of dynamic logic? [3]
d) Write about dynamic register element. [4]
e) Write the steps to resolve the clock skew problem. [4]
f) What parameters to be consider while identifying the FPGA? [3]
PART–B (3x16 = 48 Marks)
2. a) Explain different steps involved in the IC fabrication? [8]
b) Draw the circuit for nMOS inverter and explain its operation and characteristics [8]

3. a) Explain MOS layers with a neat sketch. [8]

b) Explain 2µm CMOS design rule for wires? [8]

4. a) What are the limits on logic levels and supply voltage due to noise in scaling? [8]

b) Realize the NAND gate using nMOS technology. [8]

5. a) Explain the structured design approach of parity generator. [8]

b) Explain switch logic? [8]

6. a) Discuss the design process for developing a chip. [8]

b) Compare Full-Custom design with semi-custom design. [8]

7. Explain implementation of queue using VHDL. [16]

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