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, ...
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, ...
Electronic Design

Ring-Oscillator Process Monitors for Wafer-Level CMOS Screening

Ring-oscillator process monitors give production test teams a fast on-die frequency measurement for identifying CMOS process variation and sorting dies at wafer level. A process monitor is a dedicated ...
Nature

Generic logic block based on bias-gated 2D MoS

Integrating two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors and CMOS technology is a promising pathway for next-generation integrated circuits. However, the implementation of this strategy is hindered by the ...