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Digital Logic IC Basics

Modern digital ‘logic’ ICs are widely available in three basic types, as either TTL devices (typified by the 74LS00 logic family, etc.), as ‘slow’ CMOS devices (typified by the ‘4000’ logic family), or as ‘fast’ CMOS devices (typified by the 74HC00 and 74AC00 logic families). Each of these families has its own particular advantages and disadvantages, and its own special set of usage rules. This book sets out to explain the basic principles and usage rules, etc., of each of these three basic digital logic families, and to act as a practical usage guide to the vast range of ICs that are available in each of these families. This opening chapter concentrates on digital logic IC basics.

Digital Logic IC Basics

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