Inverters are semiconductor devices that produce logic functions and are the primary component of integrated circuits. CMOS inverters are found in most electronic devices and are responsible for producing data within small circuits.
How Inverters Work Inverters work similarly to most other types of field-effect transistors, but depend on a layer of oxygen to separate electrons in the gate and semiconductor. They are made up of a power supply, voltage input terminal, gate, drain, voltage output, and PMOS and NMOS that are connected to both the gate and the drain. As low voltage is applied to the voltage input, the PMOS is turned on while the NMOS remains off, allowing electrons to flow through the gate and causing the voltage output to produce a high logic. As high voltage is applied to the voltage input, both the PMOS and NMOS are turned on, preventing electrons from reaching the voltage output and causing the voltage output to produce a low logic.
Uses of Inverter Drives Inverters are critical in many integrated circuits, including:
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A range of NXP Inverters and Buffers from
the 74HC Family of CMOS Logic ICs. The 74HC Family use silicon gate CMOS technology to achieve operating speeds similar to the LSTTL family but with the low power consumption of standard ...
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The MC14049B Hex Inverter/Buffer and MC14050B Noninverting Hex
Buffer are constructed with MOS P-Channel and N-Channel enhancement mode devices in a single monolithic structure. These complementary MOS devices find primary use where low power dissipation and/or high noise immunity is ...
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The 74AHCT series from Diodes Inc includes a
variety of logic ICs such as standard logic gates, hex inverters, buffers and Schmitt trigger inverters. They are advanced high-speed range of CMOS devices with low power consumption. Supply Voltage Range: 4.5V ...
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Fairchild’s TinyLogic® family consists of a broad spectrum
of high speed, low power, CMOS single and dual gate logic functions in a choice of six space saving packages: SOT23-5, SC70 6-lead, US8 8-lead, and MicroPak 6 and 8 terminal leadless ...
