cmos schmitt trigger QnA

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There is a question about the Schmidt Trigger Circuit.
Under the initial input of 0, M1, M2 is on, M3,M4, M5 is off, and as vout = VDD, M6 is on.

Here, VZ is Floating Node, which is defined as VDD-VTN. I wonder why VDD-VTN.
Is it related to Pass Transistor Logic? Is it related to channel condition
 

  • Yes Either all Pch are ON or all Nch are On.
  • The ratio |Vgs/Vgs(th)|= 1 to 2 and Ron is fairly high impedance for Vy andVz during transition. Est. 1k to 50k, but not floating.
  • The transition of Vy and Vz is related to the Vgs(th) aka Vt threshold.
  • Vy and Vz are not floating because M3, M6 are driven by the output.
  • I believe Vt tends to be 1/3 of Vdd. for Vdd= max Vdd or 5V whichever is lower.
  • The wide tolerance of Vt controls the hysteresis of VIL and VIH.
  • While "out" is high and the input is below VIH and rising in this oscillator, the PFETs are active and Vy is tracing the Vgs from the threshold of the NFETs to the OFF threshold of the PFETs.




Shown above the Schmidt Trigger is used as an astable oscillator with feedback R and input C. As the input voltage, Cin follows an integrated square wave between the hysteresis thresholds, ideally between 1/3 and 2/3

The output impedance will be higher than standard logic levels when the input is near Vdd/2 which makes this design sensitive for very low Vdd values when used as an Astable.

Do they make a 0.7V Schmidt IC this way? It would have to be buffered.
 



Thank you for explaining first.

I am studying to understand the Schmidt trigger circuit for IC's input noise.
The example is shown in the picture below.(this block diagram reference is 6EDL04I06PT(gate driver IC)

In the reference book, when the input is 0 as follows, the VZ node is defined as the VDD-VTN as follows.
Of course, this is not an important factor for the mechanism, but I didn't understand it.
 


Sorry, but I cannot explain this.

Vz refers here to the maximum voltage in my simulation. It is a node that joins M4, M5, M6.

2ϕF=-0.6V (?) means what? It must also apply to M5 and M6 equally as Vz is a node in cross-conduction between 0 & Vdd so Vz must be a ratio factor of Vt for M5 & M6.

Yet, it says Vz = Vdd minus Vt of M6 to be approximately equal to 3.5V.

Yet there is no mention of Vt,5 , which also affects Vz as much as Vt,6.

Perhaps, ask your Prof. and show him my simulation, then let us know, unless someone else can explain.

My thinking is more like, but not quite Vz = Vdd + Vt,6. -Vt,5 ,
 
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I think you need to look at the VT stuff "at the point(s) of switching".
The Vgs of those FETs will wander and mostly be at zero current
when input is settled - but might be tens or hundreds of uA as
you cross over threshold and the built in contention (-> hysteresis)
does its part. I think the analysis is too simple. I've worked in some
SOI technologies where it's even worse, with body pumping and
"history effects" on the threshold you want to spec (but can't,
unless transition density is either super high (fully pumped to
quasi steady state) or super low (all bled out).
 

I agree that one of the inactive nodes of Vy, Vz will have impedances higher than I stated.

But as the active node forces the output, the transitions of these nodes will still depend on M1 and M5 as well as M3 and M6. That sensitive to interference high-impedance node does not affect the thresholds because the other node is active asserts the output. When a rising input exceeds Vt on M5 , any noise on Vz should become attenuated but the rising switching threshold also depends on the Vt of M6.

The Vz threshold will then depend on M6's Vt threshold and the resistance ratios of each FET in a dynamic cross-conduction transition between M3&M6.
 
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