A slew rate is defined as a rate of change. In static timing analysis, the rising or falling waveforms are measured in terms of whether the transition is slow or fast. The slew is typically measured in terms of the transition time, that is, the time it takes for a signal to transition between two specific levels. Note that the transition time is actually inverse of the slew rate - the larger the transition time, the slower the slew, and vice versa. Figure 2-10 illustrates a typical waveform at the output of a CMOS cell. The waveformsnat the ends are asymptotic and it is hard to determine the exact start and
end points of the transition.