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This payer reports on an analysis of propagation delay tau(D) for deep sub-
micron CMOS/SOI inverters. We derive simple propagation delay expressions f
or step and ramp inputs, using Monte Carlo simulation. These expressions co
nsist of linear combinations of time constants. As a physical device simula
tion tool, the Monte Carlo method is well adapted to such a study, since it
does not require any analytical model of electrical device parameters. The
validity of the above expressions is critically checked via Monte Carlo si
mulation of a wide range of inverters under various load conditions. The di
screpancy between calculated and simulated propagation delay is less than 1
0%. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.