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 ...
Electronic Design

How to Design a Chip for Under $1,000 (Part 1): Book Recommendations

TinyTapeout offers a course that provides an overview of basic circuit components, guiding the student through schematic, simulation, layout, back annotation, DRC, and tapeout, with the student’s ...
Nature

CMOS Voltage Reference Circuits

CMOS voltage reference circuits are integral to modern electronic systems, providing a stable and reproducible voltage that underpins the performance of myriad integrated devices. These circuits ...
EDN

CMOS winner-take-all circuits: A tutorial

The human vision-processing system is built of numerous complex neural layers that communicate with one another by means of feedforward and feedback neural connections. Via these connections, each ...
Design-Reuse

Renesas Electronics Announces Development of the Basic Structure for Embedded DRAM with High Compatibility with Standard CMOS Logic Circuits

TOKYO, Japan, December 9, 2010 — Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723), a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the development of a basic structure for ...
NextBigFuture

BREAKTHROUGH CMOS N-Type Diamond Transistors

Diamond CMOS needs symmetrical doping control like we have for semiconductor silicon and diamond n-MOS is needed. The n-channel diamond MOSFETs are demonstrated. This work will enable the development ...
EDN

CMOS transceiver circuit builds a compact RFID reader

This article introduces the CMOS integrated transceiver circuit EM4095 for RFID applications working with transponders at a frequency of typically 125 kHz. The EM4095 is a single-chip RFID reader IC ...