ABSTRACT
The integrated digital circuitry ubiquitous in the electronic equipment that surrounds us is mainly implemented with complementary metal-oxide semi-conductor (CMOS) technologies. The commonly used logic styles operate in binary voltage mode, where each logic gate drives its output to one of the end points of the available voltage range. Simple circuit styles exist where the supply voltage rails define the voltage range. These full-swing logic styles, including the well-known static-CMOS and domino styles, dominate CMOS logic; special-purpose circuits occupy important niches such as memories. In summary, full-swing voltage-mode CMOS logic styles have been extremely successful, both technically and in terms of market share. In this chapter, they will sometimes be referred to as “conventional” logic.
