Re: Transmission Gate question

On 30 Jan 2006 23:01:22 -0800, "Angmor" <angmor@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>I've been staring at a transmission gate circuit for a while trying to
>figure out how it works and I'm not making any progress.  The problem
>we have (yes, it's a homework problem) is to determine the on
>resistance for the specific gate we've been given.  The circuit diagram
>is basically just an nmos and a pmos connected in parallel.  The input
>side (I know they're interchangable) is set to 5V and both of the fets
>are on (5v & 0v gate for n/p, respectively).  No output voltage is
>given.  I've searched for a while on google trying to find helpful
>information, but all I can find is that the input signal is supposed to
>pass through to Vout so that Vout is almost equal to Vin.
>
>My question is... How can I determine the output voltage?   I can't
>determine the transistor mode or currents without the output voltage,
>and if I can't do that I cannot determine the on resistance.  I am not
>asking for an answer to my problem, I would just like a nudge in the
>right direction if possible.  This problem is driving me crazy.

What do you mean by "we've been given"? Were you given a physical
part, or a chip layout, or something else?

If it's a physical part, use an ohmmeter!

John

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