Electronic Design

What’s the Difference Between PNP and NPN Transistors?

The transistor is probably the most important invention in electronic engineering and the basis for nearly all integrated circuits (ICs). The transistor is a three-terminal electronic device that can ...
EDN

An introduction to analog circuit design* Part 1: Transistors and Elementary Circuits

Modern circuit design is a “mixed signal” endeavor thanks to the availability of sophisticated process technologies that make available bipolar and CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor), ...
Electronic Design

BiCom-III Process Triples Speed, Halves Noise

Dubbed BiCOM-III, TI's recently announced silicon-germanium (SiGe) complementary bipolar-CMOS manufacturing process integrates both NPN- and PNP-type bi-polar transistors. The result of this ...
Electronics Weekly

TI introduces bipolar CMOS process

TI introduces bipolar CMOS processNews from E-InSiteTexas Instruments (TI) has announced a SiGe complementary bipolar-CMOS manufacturing process that the company claims is the first to integrate both ...
Nature

CMOS-based carbon nanotube pass-transistor logic integrated circuits

Field-effect transistors based on carbon nanotubes have been shown to be faster and less energy consuming than their silicon counterparts. However, ensuring these advantages are maintained for ...