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Understanding Stick Diagrams in VLSI

Stick diagrams are a means of capturing circuit layout and layer information using simple diagrams. They show the relative placement of components between layers and act as an interface between symbolic circuits and actual layouts. Stick diagrams use color codes or line styles to represent different layers and include rules for indicating transistors, contacts, and electrical connections between layers. The document provides examples of drawing stick diagrams for basic logic gates and transistors to illustrate how they convey topological information for circuit layout.

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Understanding Stick Diagrams in VLSI

Stick diagrams are a means of capturing circuit layout and layer information using simple diagrams. They show the relative placement of components between layers and act as an interface between symbolic circuits and actual layouts. Stick diagrams use color codes or line styles to represent different layers and include rules for indicating transistors, contacts, and electrical connections between layers. The document provides examples of drawing stick diagrams for basic logic gates and transistors to illustrate how they convey topological information for circuit layout.

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  • Introduction to Stick Diagrams
  • Stick Diagram Design Concepts
  • Stick Diagram Notations
  • Stick Diagram Design Rules
  • Transistor Connection Stick Diagrams
  • Guidelines for Drawing Stick Diagrams
  • Stick Diagram Summary
  • Stick Diagram Exercises

Stick Diagrams

Stick Diagrams

Stick Diagrams

Stick Diagrams
Objectives:
To know what is meant by stick diagram. To understand the capabilities and limitations of stick diagram. To learn how to draw stick diagrams for a given MOS circuit.

Outcome:
At the end of this module the students will be able draw the stick diagram for simple MOS circuits.
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Stick Diagrams

Stick Diagrams
VLSI design aims to translate circuit concepts onto silicon. stick diagrams are a means of capturing topography and layer information using simple diagrams. Stick diagrams convey layer information through colour codes (or monochrome encoding). Acts as an interface between symbolic circuit and the actual layout.
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Stick Diagrams

Stick Diagrams

Does show all components/vias. It shows relative placement of components. Goes one step closer to the layout Helps plan the layout and routing

A stick diagram is a cartoon of a layout.


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Stick Diagrams

Stick Diagrams
Does not show
Exact placement of components Transistor sizes Wire lengths, wire widths, tub boundaries. Any other low level details such as parasitics..

Stick Diagrams

Stick Diagrams Notations


Metal 1 poly ndiff

pdiff
Can also draw in shades of gray/line style.

Similarly for contacts, via, tub etc..


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Stick Diagrams

Stick Diagrams Some rules


Rule 1. When two or more sticks of the same type cross or touch each other that represents electrical contact.

Stick Diagrams

Stick Diagrams Some rules


Rule 2. When two or more sticks of different type cross or touch each other there is no electrical contact. (If electrical contact is needed we have to show the connection
explicitly).

Stick Diagrams

Stick Diagrams Some rules


Rule 3. When a poly crosses diffusion it represents a transistor.

Note: If a contact is shown then it is not a transistor.

Stick Diagrams

Stick Diagrams Some rules


Rule 4. In CMOS a demarcation line is drawn to avoid touching of p-diff with n-diff. All pMOS must lie on one side of the line and all nMOS will have to be on the other side.

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Transistors
Serial Connection
A B Y GND VDD

B
Y GND a

pa

h pb b

a-b y

na B

nb

a+b GND

Parallel Connection
VDD

VDD

Y
A B Y A B NOR
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Stick Diagrams

N+

N+

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Transistors
Serial Connection
A B Y GND

VDD

B
Y GND a

pa

h pb b

a-b y

na B

nb

a+b GND

Parallel Connection
VDD

VDD

Y
A B Y A B NOR
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Stick Diagrams

VDD

VDD

X
X X

Stick Diagra m

X Gnd

Gnd
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Stick Diagrams

How to draw Stick Diagrams

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Stick Diagrams

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Stick Diagrams

Power

Out

C B
Ground

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NAND Gate STICK DIAGRAM

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Stick Diagrams

Stick Diagrams
Summary:
What is stick diagram? Why stick diagram? Conventions and rules related to stick diagram. Drawing stick diagrams.

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Stick Diagrams

Stick Diagrams
One minute paper.

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Stick Diagrams

Stick Diagrams
Home work:
1. Draw the stick diagram for two input CMOS NAND gate. 2. Draw the stick diagram for two input NAND gate using NMOS Logic. 3. Draw the stick diagram for 2:1 MUX using a) Pass transistors b) Transmission gates.

Drawing stick diagram is truly Fun!!. Enjoy it.


21 [Link], Faculty, Dept. of E&C Engineering, M.I.T Manipal

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