The Digital Abstraction and CMOS Logic

Define the digital abstraction and its use of VIL, VIH, VOL, VOH.

Analyze a voltage transfer characteristic (VTC) to extract logic levels.

Calculate noise margins to determine the robustness of a digital circuit.

Describe the operation of N-channel and P-channel MOSFETs as voltage-controlled switches.

Construct a CMOS inverter and trace its VTC.

Apply the CMOS recipe to design NAND and NOR gates.

Define and calculate propagation delay and contamination delay for a CMOS gate.