EDN

CMOS hex inverter generates low-distortion sine waves

This Design Idea provides a simple, inexpensive, portable circuit as an alternative to a microcontroller to provide a wide-range source of low-distortion sine waves for audio-circuit design and ...
EDN

Sub-picofarad measurement with CMOS inverters

The inverters in a CMOS CD4069 can be used for both analog as well as digital applications. This Design Idea illustrates this by using all six inverters in a 4069 package to make a closed loop, ...
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 ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Designing and Simulating Low-Voltage CMOS Circuits Using Four-Parameter Model

New technical paper titled “Bridging the Gap between Design and Simulation of Low-Voltage CMOS Circuits” from researchers at Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil. “This work proposes a truly ...
Electronic Design

40.680-MHz FSK RF Transmitter Uses Two CMOS Inverters

Single-chip transmitters proposed by some IC manufacturers have good electrical performance, but they're often plagued by some drawbacks. For instance, they're hard to find in small quantities. Also, ...
Nature

Low-Power CMOS Transceivers and Power Amplifiers

The ongoing evolution of wireless communications has placed a premium on energy efficiency, particularly in applications such as the Internet of Things and short-range wireless systems. Low-power CMOS ...