51. Overall delay is directly proportional to _______
a) n
b) 1/n
c) n2
d) 1/n2
52. The number of pass transistors connected in series can be increased if _______
a) compressor is connected
b) buffer is connected
c) ground is connected
d) voltage regulator is connected
53. Buffer is used because ___________
a) it increases the speed
b) decreases sensitivity to noise
c) decreases speed
d) does not affect speed
54. The overall delay is ______ to the relative resistance r.
a) directly proportional
b) inversely proportional
c) exponentially proportional
d) not dependent
55. Small disturbances of noise ___________
a) decreases the inverter voltage
b) increases the output voltage
c) switches the inverter stage between 0 to 1
d) does not switch the stage and keeps it stable
56. The buffer speeds up the ___________
a) rise time
b) fall time
c) all of the mentioned
d) none of the mentioned
57. Overall delay increases as n ___________
a) increases
b) decreases
c) exponentially decreases
d) logarithmically decreases
58. Which contributes to the wiring capacitance?
A. fringing fields
B. interlayer capacitance
C. peripheral capacitance
D. all of the mentioned
59. What does the value d in fringing field capacitance measure?
A. thickness of wire
B. length of the wire
C. wire to substrate separation
D. wire to wire separation
60. Total wire capacitance is equal to ___________
A. area capacitance
B. fringing field capacitance
C. area capacitance + fringing field capacitance
D. peripheral capacitance