A CMOS version of a three-state logic output buffer is shown in Fig. 9.30. Explain how the circuit operates.
A CMOS version of a three-state logic output buffer is shown in Fig. 9.30. Explain how the circuit operates.
With the control line high, a logic ‘l’ appears at the gate of the PMOS and a logic ‘0’ at the gate of the NMOS. Hence both the PMOS and NMOS transistors are turned off and the output presents a high impedance. However, when the control line is low the data at D can pass through to the output and the gate operates normally.