The 74HC00 data sheet warns that inputs must not be allowed to float because this makes the output indeterminate. Now, that in itself is a good reason, but there is more… In my previous column, we ...

In perusing my NASA Tech Briefs this month I noticed a nice design idea for you IC types. They claim “High-voltage input circuitry would be combined with standard low-voltage CMOS circuitry.” Other ...

Voltage level shifters are pivotal components in modern CMOS integrated circuits, facilitating robust interfacing between domains operating at disparate voltage levels. Recent advancements in this ...

Texas Instruments has introduced a hex level translator for logic that can also be used as a line-driver. Called SN74LV6T17-EP and part of the LVxT logic family, it contains six independent buffers ...

Today’s industrial equipment uses large currents in motor drives and power circuits. This brings with it the risk of sudden overcurrent, which can damage equipment, shut down production line, and even ...

A new brand of isolator pushes CMOS signaling rates to 150 Mbits/s and magnetic isolation to six orders of magnitude beyond the specs. On the manufacturing floor, digital isolators permit high-speed ...