Learning Outcome

An ability to analyze and design CMOS logic gates

Learning Objectives

1. convert numbers from one base (radix) to another: 2, 10, 16
2. define a binary variable
3. identify the theorems and postulates of switching algebra
4. describe the principle of duality
5. describe how to form a complement function
6. prove the equivalence of two Boolean expressions using perfect induction
7. describe the function and utility of basic electronic components (resistors, capacitors, diodes, MOSFETs)
8. define the switching threshold of a logic gate and identify the voltage ranges typically associated with a “logic high” and a “logic low”
9. define assertion level and describe the difference between a positive logic convention and a negative logic convention
10. describe the operation of basic logic gates (NOT, NAND, NOR) constructed using N- and P-channel MOSFETs and draw their circuit diagrams
11. define “fighting” among gate outputs wired together and describe its consequence
12. define logic gate fan-in and describe the basis for its practical limit
13. identifykeyinformationcontainedinalogicdevicedatasheet
14. calculate the DC noise immunity margin of a logic circuit and describe the consequence of an insufficient margin
15. describe the consequences of a “non-ideal” voltage applied to a logic gate input
16. describehowunused(“spare”)CMOSinputsshouldbeterminated
17. describe the relationship between logic gate output voltage swing and current sourcing/sinking capability
18. describe the difference between “DC loads” and “CMOS loads”

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