One-bit FA w/ 9 transistors

Thread Starter

CalvinLin

Joined Oct 16, 2020
2
Hi, I'm recently working on designing a one-bit full adder with 9 transistors.
Below are the schematic and the HSPICE code I used to run the simulation.
未命名.png

*.ONEBIT_FULLADDER

**--------**
** Set-up **
**--------**
.lib "umc018.l" L18U18V_SS
.param supply = 1.8v
.param C_load = 10fF
.global VDD GND
.TEMP 25
.op
.options post
.param length = 0.18u

**---------**
** Sources **
**---------**
v1 VDD GND supply
v2 a GND PULSE(0v 1.3v 2ns 0.1ns 0.1ns 1.0ns 2.4ns)
v3 b GND PULSE(0v 1.3v 3.2ns 0.1ns 0.1ns 2.2ns 4.8ns)
v4 cin GND PULSE(0v 1.3v 5.6ns 0.1ns 0.1ns 4.6ns 9.6ns)

**----------**
** Circuits **
**----------**
X1 a b cin 1 2 FA

X2 1 sum_inv INV
X3 sum_inv sum INV

X4 2 cout_inv INV
X5 cout_inv cout INV

C1 sum_ff GND C_load
C2 cout_ff GND C_load

* FULL_ADDER *
.subckt FA
+INA INB CIN SUM COUT

X1 INA INB 1 XOR
X2 1 INA CIN COUT TWO2ONE_MUX
X3 COUT 2 INV

mp SUM 1 CIN CIN P_18_G2 w=0.18u l=length
mn SUM 1 2 2 N_18_G2 w=0.18u l=length
.ends

* XOR Gate *
.subckt XOR
+IN1 IN2 OUT

mp1 OUT IN1 IN2 IN2 P_18_G2 w=0.36u l=length
mp2 OUT IN2 IN1 IN1 P_18_G2 w=0.9u l=length

mn1 OUT IN1 GND GND N_18_G2 w=0.18u l=length
.ends

* 2_to_1_MULTIPLEXER *
.subckt TWO2ONE_MUX
+SEL IN1 IN2 OUT

mp OUT SEL IN1 IN1 P_18_G2 w=0.54u l=length

mn OUT SEL IN2 IN2 N_18_G2 w=0.54u l=length
.ends

* INVERTER *
.subckt INV
+IN OUT

mp OUT IN VDD VDD P_18_G2 w=0.18u l=length

mn OUT IN GND GND N_18_G2 w=0.18u l=length
.ends

.end
And here is the result waveform in nWave
For COUT(inverted twice) :
S__9314383.jpg

For SUM(inverted twice) :
S__9314384.jpg


So, the problem is that at input tuples (a, b, cin) = (0, 0, 0) & (0, 1, 1) the sum is obviously wrong.
But I can't fix it. I've tried to adjust the width of the MOS in the path of these two tuples, but in vain.
BTW, I'm designing this in a 0.18um technology.
Can anyone help me with this?
Thanks in advance!!
 

WBahn

Joined Mar 31, 2012
29,976
Why are you trying to do it this way in the first place. Playing these kinds of games almost never ends well. You are using signals to provide power for your outputs, so what happens when these are cascaded several deep? Disaster.
 

Thread Starter

CalvinLin

Joined Oct 16, 2020
2
Why are you trying to do it this way in the first place. Playing these kinds of games almost never ends well. You are using signals to provide power for your outputs, so what happens when these are cascaded several deep? Disaster.
Because I'm trying to use less transistors to build up a FA, and this schematic is the least one I found on net.
 
Top