Digital ICs Technical Articles

This article discusses the use of pass-transistor configurations in the design of gated latches.

This article discusses the efficient multiplexers that can be created by using MOSFETs in a pass-transistor configuration.

This article presents efficient, pass-transistor-based implementations of important digital functionality.

The various “endian” terms may sound a bit odd, but the underlying concept is straightforward. If you’re not yet an endian expert, read on!...

This article explores an alternative, and in some cases advantageous, approach to MOSFET-based implementation of digital logic functions....

This article will discuss the Xilinx Period timing constraint that allows us to describe the characteristics of the clock signal that will be used with an FPGA design....

This article discusses how to interpret and specify bandwidth in systems that involve data transmission and digital processing.

This article will explain some of the most important settings and design parameters for the Xilinx FFT IP core and function as a basic walkthrough of the Fast Fourier Transform interface....

This article will discuss a well-known technique called “double flopping” to transfer a single-bit control signal between two clock domains....

This article will review the common FPGA resources that allow us to efficiently generate and distribute clock signals throughout a system....

This article will try to develop a better insight into wave reflection that can occur when driving a relatively long wire with a fast logic gate....

This article explores some important details related to the design and functionality of processors.

Learn about a hardware-based approach to performing calculations, routing digital signals, and controlling embedded systems using programmable logic and FPGAs....

This article will look at some of the consequences of adding a reset input to an FPGA design.

This article examines some subtle details associated with the high-frequency performance of decoupling capacitors.

This article explores the somewhat complicated issue of how exactly to connect a decoupling capacitor to a power pin.

Optocouplers are undoubtedly effective, but alternative isolation technologies may be a better choice for your application.

This article will review the operation of a basic ECL inverter/buffer, and then we’ll look at some of the most important features of this logic family....

In this article, we’ll discuss implementing a simple direct digital synthesizer (DDS) using the Xilinx System Generator.