University of Southern Maine

ELE 445 Digital Integrated Circuits

Analysis and design of digital integrated circuits. Principles of silicon I.C. fabrication. Structure, characteristics and models of integrated circuit components. Nonlinear and charge control models for transistors. MOS logic families: PMOS, NMOS, CMOS. Bipolar logic families: DTL, TTL, Schottky TTL, ECL, I2L. Layout design and parasitics. Performance limitations and comparison of logic families. Interfacing. Regenerative circuits. Memory circuits. Prerequisites: ELE 262, ELE 343. Lecture 3 hrs.

Credits: 3