Tom, I agree with you in general regarding the CMOS process speed increasing with decreasing temperature, however I have also read literature related to low threshold voltages & low drain to source voltages that display the opposite effect. Refer to: http://lowpower.iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp/SPN/2001/20010371.pdf Regards, Chris Jakubiec Infineon Technologies -----Original Message----- From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tom Dagostino Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 8:59 PM To: zhang_kun@xxxxxxxxxx; si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: The effect of temperature on the speed of IC That is almost correct, for CMOS processes speed increases at lower temperature, for bipolar processes speed increases as temperature goes up. Tom Dagostino Teraspeed(R) Labs 13610 SW Harness Lane Beaverton, OR 97008 503-430-1065 tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx www.teraspeed.com Teraspeed Consulting Group LLC 121 North River Drive Narragansett, RI 02882 401-284-1827 -----Original Message----- From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of zhangkun 29902 Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 4:39 PM To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [SI-LIST] The effect of temperature on the speed of IC Dear all I have a simple question about the effect of temperature on the speed of IC. One of my colleagues told me: 1.For TTL buffer, the speed of IC will increase while the temperature is increasing. 2.For CMOS buffer, the speed of IC will increase while the temperature is descreasing. Is it right? Best Regards Zhangkun 2005.7.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: =20 //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 =20 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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