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Q 3.5-3E
Expert-verifiedThe pathway for a binary electrical signal between gates in an integrated circuit can be modeled as an RC circuit, as in Figure 3.13(b); the voltage source models the transmitting gate, and the capacitor models the receiving gate. Typically, the resistance is and the capacitance is very small, say, (1 picofarad, pF). If the capacitor is initially uncharged and the transmitting gate changes instantaneously from 0 to 5 V, how long will it take for the voltage at the receiving gate to reach (say) ? (This is the time it takes to transmit a logical “1.”)
The time taken by the signal is .
The governing differential equation for RC circuit is
Here resistance , Capacitance , initial charge , voltage supplied to circuit .
Now the differential equation of RC circuit is
Now the integrating factor is .
The equation is
When then .
When solving for t and put the all required values then
Therefore, the time taken by the signal is .
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