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TTL (transistor-transistor logic) and CMOS (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor) are two common types of digital logic families used in electronic circuits. CMOS is a popular method of constructing digital integrated circuits. TTL is a widely used digital logic family in the design of integrated circuits. Read this article to find out more about CMOS and TTL and how they are different from each other. What is CMOS? CMOS (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor) is a popular method of constructing digital integrated circuits. Its low power consumption, good noise immunity, and compatibility with a wide range of voltage levels distinguish it. Here's a more ... Read More

The distinction between LVDS and TTL would be that LVDS relates to information transmission mode, whereas TTL refers to suitable transmission. In LVDS, two wires with various voltages are used, while TTL uses a ground system reference to identify the presence or absence of voltage in digital digits of 0 or 1. LVDS requires around 350mV of power. Because LVDS has excellent resistance to distortion, gadgets can use length wires. Twisted pair copper wires are employed in LVDS to produce strong electromagnet coupling. They have the capacity to stabilize voltage spikes. In contrast to TTL, the third point of reference ... Read More

In this tutorial, we will discuss the realization of an inverter (NOT gate) with a transistor. But before that let's have a look into the basics of inverter or NOT gate. What is an Inverter (NOT Gate)? An inverter is a single input and single output logic gate that toggles or inverts the logic level (or state) of a single to the opposite state or logic level. The inverter is also known as NOT gate. When a low signal (logic 0) is applied to an inverter, it transforms it to a high signal (logic 1). If a high signal (logic ... Read More

A transistor (or bipolar junction transistor) is a three-terminal, three-layer and two-junction semiconductor device, used as the digital switch and amplifier in the electronic circuits.A transistor consists of three layers of P-type and N-type semiconductor materials and the name of these layers are emitter, base and collector. The three terminals are taken out from these three layers.Based on the arrangement of the semiconductor layers, the transistors are of two types as −NPN TransistorPNP TransistorRead through this article to find out more about NPN transistor (BJT) and PNP transistor and the key differences between them.What is NPN Transistor?An NPN transistor is ... Read More

Both diodes and transistors are types of semiconductor devices that find a wide range of applications in different electronic circuits such as clippers, clampers, oscillators, rectifiers and amplifiers, etc. Go through this article to get an overview of how diodes and transistors function and how they are different from each other.What is a Diode?A diode is a semiconductor switching device which is constructed by combining two layers of N-type and P-type semiconductor materials. For this reason, a diode is also called as PN junction diode. The circuit symbol of the diode is shown in Figure-1.A diode has only one PN-junction ... Read More

Both thyristors and transistors are semiconductor devices widely used in various applications. Read through this article to find out how a thyristor differs from a transistor.What is a Thyristor?A thyristor is a four-layer three-terminal semiconductor device. A thyristor consists of three PN-junctions. The three terminals of the thyristor are: anode (A), cathode (C) and gate (G). The gate is the terminal of the thyristor which is used to provide control signal to the device. The circuit symbol of the thyristor is shown in Figure-1.A thyristor possesses high ratings of voltage and current and also has the ability to handle large ... Read More