It is my privilege to do my Masters in Electrical Engineering Department at Boise State University. I would like to take this opportunity to thank my Professors for providing me with quality and technical education, guidance and motivation. The special courses and the research have induced valuable concepts and good understanding of the subject. I would like to thank MURI (Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative Program) for funding this project. Very special thanks to my advisor, Dr. Jacob Baker who has provided me with high quality education, guidance and motivation through out my graduation | HIGH SPEED DIGITAL CMOS INPUT BUFFER DESIGN By Krishna Duvvada A proj ect Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Electrical Engineering Boise State University December 2006 The project submitted by Krishna Duvvada entitled HIGH SPEED DIGITAL CMOS INPUT BUFFER DESIGN is hereby approved Dr. R. Jacob Baker Advisor Date Dr. Nader Rafla Date Dr. Zhu Han Dr. John R. Pelton Graduate Dean Date Date ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS It is my privilege to do my Masters in Electrical Engineering Department at Boise State University. I would like to take this opportunity to thank my Professors for providing me with quality and technical education guidance and motivation. The special courses and the research have induced valuable concepts and good understanding of the subject. I would like to thank MURI Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative Program for funding this project. Very special thanks to my advisor Dr. Jacob Baker who has provided me with high quality education guidance and motivation through out my graduation. I dedicate this work to my parents without whom I wouldn t be here. I would also like to thank Mr. Vishal Saxena for his support during this project and my graduate .