> One of my guess is Slow rise (long) time signal will dissipate more > power in > the buffer stage of CMOS IC and leads to metastability in the next > stage. Is > my guess correct? Maximum rise times are especially important for clock inputs (such as the example you gave), because slow edges are more susceptible to noise pickup which may cause double-clocking inside the IC. Multiple edges received from non-clock signals are often unimportant (as long as the earliest and latest possible edges meet the other timing requirements), but metastability should be considered. Greater heat dissipation may happen but I believe it is usually not an issue. Inputs with hysteresis (Schmitt-triggered circuits) can be used when inputs need to handle signals with slow transition times. Regards, Andy ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List FAQ wiki page is located at: http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.org List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu