EDN

Detect wire breaks with unusual CMOS gate circuit

CMOS devices have large input impedance with input currents on the order of 0.01nA. Adding feedback circuitry can result in a latch-like device that can be used to store bits, and also operate in a ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Robust Latch Hardened Against QNUs for Safety-Critical Applications in 22nm CMOS Technology

A technical paper titled “Cost-Optimized and Robust Latch Hardened against Quadruple Node Upsets for Nanoscale CMOS” was just published by researchers at Anhui University, Hefei University of ...
EDN

Turn a set/reset latch into an astable/monostable multivibrator

This Design Idea describes a simple way to form a reliable astable or monostable multivibrator from a set/reset latch. You may find it useful because it lets you minimize the number of standard ...
Nature

Low-Voltage CMOS Analog Circuit Design

Low-voltage CMOS analog circuit design has emerged as a critical area of research, driven by the dual imperatives of energy efficiency and high-performance signal processing. This discipline focuses ...
Nature

Low Power Design in CMOS and FinFET Logic Circuits

Low power design has become a cornerstone of modern integrated circuit development, driven by energy efficiency demands and the challenges of scaling in nanometre technologies. Innovations in ...