Selected areas covered in this chapter:
Digital IC terminology as in manufacturer data sheets.
Characteristics of various TTL series.
Characteristics of the various CMOS series.
Major characteristics & differences among TTL, ECL, MOS, and CMOS logic families.
Considerations when interfacing digital circuits from different logic families.
Using voltage comparators to allow a digital systemto be controlled by analog signals.
Using a logic pulser and a logic probe as digitalcircuit troubleshooting tools.