EDN

Voltage inverter uses gate’s output pins as inputs and its ground pin as output

When analog circuits mix with digital, the former are sometimes dissatisfied with the latter’s usual single supply rail. This creates a need for additional, often negative polarity, voltage sources ...
EDN

Understand the digital-output options for high-speed ADCs

With a multitude of ADCchoices available for designers,they must consider whattype of digital-data outputs touse: CMOS (complementarymetal-oxide semiconductor),LVDS (low-voltage differential signaling ...
Embedded

Basics of SoC I/O design: Part 1 – The building blocks

The integration of analog with digital and the increase number of on-chip features in mixed-signal controllers demand more complex I/O structures. Though they are sometimes some of the most neglected ...
Design-Reuse

Fujitsu Laboratories Develops World's First CMOS-based Power Amplifier Operating at 77GHz

Tokyo, Japan -- Feb 4, 2008 -- Fujitsu Laboratories, Ltd. today announced the development of a millimeter-waveband power amplifier (PA) using standard 90nm CMOS process technology. Targeting ...
Electronic Design

It’s Hot, Powering, And Burning CMOS Logic Circuits

Fig 1. A typical CMOS input circuit comprises a “P” and “N” transistor. One is fully “on” for logic high, and the other is “on” for a logic low. Fig 2. When a CMOS input pin is at logic high or low ...