Delay Estimation In Chain Of Inverters

1. Can we reduce delay to zero?
2. What you mean by delay?
3. The optimum size of each inverter is ________ of its neighbours
4. What does Cg1 corresponds to in the following formula?
5. If the gate size is increased by n then what will be the effect on its resistance?
6. If the gate size is increased by n then what will be the effect on its capacitance?
7. Choose the correct statement from the following.
8. For minimm delay, what is the no of inverters in the chain connected in series?
9. Let a be the stage ratio of an inverter chain. What is its optimum value to drive a load capacitor with minimum delay?
10. In the above question, if parasitic capacitances are taken into consideration then what is the optimum value of a?