Basic Electronics (3110016)

BE | Semester-1   Winter-2019 | 06-01-2020

Q2) (c)

Compare the logic families and explain any one of them.

 

Comparison

Parameter RTL DTL TTL I2L ECL CMOS
Basic Gate NOR NAND NAND NOR NOR/OR NOR/NAND
Power dissipation in mW per gate 12 8 - 12 10 6nW - 70µW 40 - 55 1
Fan Out 5 8 10 Depends on injector current 25 50
Noise Immunity Normal Good Very Good Poor Poor Very Good
Propagation delay in nS 12 30 10 25 - 250 2 70
 
The DTL circuit shown here consists of three stages:
  1. an input diode logic stage (D1, D2 and R1)
  2. an intermediate level shifting stage (R3 and R4)
  3. an output common-emitter amplifier stage (Q1 and R2).
 
  • If both inputs A and B are high (logic 1; near V+), then the diodes D1 and D2 are reverse biased.
  • Resistors R1 and R3 will then supply enough current to turn on Q1 (drive Q1 into saturation) and also supply the current needed by R4.
  • There will be a small positive voltage on the base of Q1 (VBE, about 0.3 V for germanium and 0.6 V for silicon).
  • The turned on transistor's collector current will then pull the output Q low (logic 0; VCE(sat), usually less than 1 volt).
  • If either or both inputs are low, then at least one of the input diodes conducts and pulls the voltage at the anodes to a value less than about 2 volts.
  • R3 and R4 then act as a voltage divider that makes Q1's base voltage negative and consequently turns off Q1. Q1's collector current will be essentially zero, so R2 will pull the output voltage Q high (logic 1; near V+).