Probability of Staying Metastable

Vout = A Vin(0) e t (A-1)/RC = A Vin(0) e t/t

How small must Vin(0) be for saturation to

take longer than time T ?

|Vin(0)| < 1 e-T/t

A

Assume Vin(0) is uniformly distributed over {-1, 1}

Probability of staying metastable after T is:

(probability of failure)

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