Logic Families

Introduction & Overview

CSET 4650
Field Programmable Logic Devices

Dan Solarek
Logic Families
Logic Family : A collection of different IC’s that
have similar circuit characteristics
The circuit design of the basic gate of each logic
family is the same
The most important parameters for evaluating and
comparing logic families include :
Logic Levels
Power Dissipation
Propagation delay
Noise margin
Fan-out ( loading )

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Example Logic Families
General comparison or three commonly available logic
families.

the most important to understand

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Implementing Logic Circuits
There are several varieties of transistors – the
building blocks of logic gates – the most important
are:
BJT (bipolar junction transistors)
one of the first to be invented
FET (field effect transistors)
especially Metal-Oxide Semiconductor types (MOSFET’s)
MOSFET’s are of two types: NMOS and PMOS

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 Transistor Size Scaling
Performance improves as size is decreased: shorter switching time, lower power consumption.

2 orders of magnitude reduction in transistor size in 30 years.

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Moore’s Law
In 1965, Gordon Moore predicted that the number of
transistors that can be integrated on a die would
double every 18 to 14 months
i.e., grow exponentially with time
Considered a visionary – million transistor/chip
barrier was crossed in the 1980’s
2300 transistors, 1 MHz clock (Intel 4004/4040) - 1971
42 Million transistors, 2 GHz clock (Intel P4) - 2001
140 Million transistors, (HP PA-8500)

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Moore’s Law and Intel

From Intel’s 4040 (2300 transistors) to Pentium II (7,500,000 transistors) and beyond

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TTL and CMOS
Connecting BJT’s together gives rise to a family of logic gates
known as TTL
Connecting NMOS and PMOS transistors together gives rise
to the CMOS family of logic gates

MOSFET
BJT transistor types
(NMOS, PMOS)

TTL logic gate families CMOS

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Electrical Parameters And
Interpretation Of Data Sheets
Voltages and Currents
Noise Margin
Power Dissipation
Propagation Delay
Speed-Power Product
Fan-In, Fan-Out
Comparison of Logic Families
Interpretation of Data Sheets

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Electrical Characteristics
TTL CMOS
faster (some versions) lower power consumption
strong drive capability simpler to make
rugged greater packing density
better noise immunity

• Complex IC’s contain many millions of transistors

• If constructed entirely from TTL type gates would melt
• A combination of technologies (families) may be used
• CMOS has become most popular and has had greatest development

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Voltage & Current
For a High-state gate driving a second gate, we define:
VOH (min), high-level output voltage, the minimum voltage level that a logic
gate will produce as a logic 1 output.
VIH (min), high-level input voltage, the minimum voltage level that a logic
gate will recognize as a logic 1 input. Voltage below this level will not be
accepted as high.
IOH, high-level output current, current that flows from an output in the logic
1 state under specified load conditions.
IIH, high-level input current, current that flows into an input when a logic 1
voltage is applied to that input.

I OH I IH
Test setup for
measuring
values VOH VIH
Ground 11
Voltage & Current
For a Low-state gate driving a second gate, we
define:
VOL (max), low-level output voltage, the maximum voltage level
that a logic gate will produce as a logic 0 output.
VIL (max), low-level input voltage, the maximum voltage level
that a logic gate will recognize as a logic 0 input. Voltage above
this value will not be accepted as low.
IOL , low-level output current, current that flows from an output
in the logic 0 state under specified load conditions.
IIL , low-level input current, current that flows into an input when
a logic 0 voltage is applied to that input.
I OL I IL
Inputs are
connected to Vcc
instead of V OL V IL
Ground
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Electrical Characteristics

Important characteristics are:

logic 1

VOHmin min value of output recognized as a ‘1’

VIHmin min value input recognized as a ‘1’
indeterminate
input voltage
VILmax max value of input recognized as a ‘0’
VOLmax max value of output recognized as a ‘0’

logic 0 Values outside the given range are not allowed.

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Logic Level & Voltage Range
Typical acceptable voltage ranges for positive logic 1 and
logic 0 are shown below
A logic gate with an input at a voltage level within the
‘indeterminate’ range will produce an unpredictable output
level.
5.0V 5.0V
Logic 1 Logic 1
3.5V
2.5V Indeterminate
Indeterminate
1.5V
0.8V
Logic 0 Logic 0
0V 0V
TTL CMOS

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Noise Margin
Manufacturers specify voltage limits to represent the logical
0 or 1.
These limits are not the same at the input and output sides.
For example, a particular Gate A may output a voltage of 4.8V when it
is supposed to output a HIGH but, at its input side, it can take a
voltage of 3V as HIGH.
In this way, if any noise should corrupt the signal, there is
some margin for error.

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Noise Margin
If noise in the circuit is high enough
it can push a logic 0 up or drop a
logic 1 down into the indeterminate logic 1
VOHmin

or “illegal” region VIHmin

The magnitude of the voltage

required to reach this level is the indeterminate
noise margin input voltage

Noise margin for logic high is:

NMH = VOHmin – VIHmin VILmax
logic 0
VOLmax

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Noise Margin
Difference between the worst case output voltage of
one stage and worst case input voltage of next stage
Greater the difference, the more unwanted signal that
can be added without causing incorrect gate
operation
NMhigh = VOHmin - VIHmin

NMlow = VILmax - VOLmax

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Worked Example
Given the following parameters, calculate the
noise margin of 74LS series.
Parameter 74LS
VIH(min) 2V
VIL(max) 0.8V
VOH(min) 2.7V
VOL(max) 0.4V

Solution:
High Level Noise Margin, VNH = VOH (min) - VIH (min)=2.7V-2.0V=0.7V
Low Level Noise Margin, VNL = VIL (max) - VOL (max)=0.8V-0.4V=0.4V

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Noise Margin & Noise Immunity
Noise immunity of a logic circuit refers to the circuit’s ability
to tolerate noise voltages on its inputs.
A quantitative measure of noise immunity is called noise
margin
High Level Noise Margin, VNH = VOH (min) - VIH (min)
Low Level Noise Margin, VNL = VIL (max) - VOL (max)

Logic 1 Logic 1
VOH (min)
VNH
VIH (min)

VIL (max)
VNL
VOL (max)
Logic 0
Logic 0
Output Voltage Ranges Input Voltage Ranges
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Further Important Characteristics
The propagation delay (tpd) which is the time
taken for a change at the input to appear at the
output
The fan-out, which is the maximum number of
inputs that can be driven successfully to either
logic level before the output becomes invalid

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Speed: Rise & Fall Times
Rise Time
Time from 10% to 90% of signal, Low to High
Fall Time
Time from 90% to 10% of signal, High to Low

rise time fall time

10% 90% 90% 10% 21

Speed: Propagation Delay
A logic gate always takes some time to change states
tPLH is the delay time before output changes from low to high
tPHL is the delay time before output changes from high to low
both tPLH & tPHL are measured between the 50% points on the
input and output transitions

Input 50%

Output

0
tPHL tPLH 22
Power Dissipation
Static
I2R losses due to passive components, no input signal
Dynamic
I2R losses due to charging and discharging capacitances
through resistances, due to input signal

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Speed-Power Product
Speed (propagation delay) and power consumption
are the two most important performance parameters
of a digital IC.
A simple means for measuring and comparing the
overall performance of an IC family is the speed-
power product (the smaller, the better).
For example, an IC has
an average propagation delay of 10 ns
an average power dissipation of 5 mW
the speed-power product = (10 ns) x (5 mW)
= 50 picoJoules (pJ)

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Logic Family Tradeoffs
Looking for the best
speed/power product
tp and Pd are normally
included in the data
sheet for each device
Older logic families
are the worst
CMOS is one of the
best
FPGAs use CMOS

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Comparison of Logic Families

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TTL - Example SN74LS00
Recommended operating conditions 5 Volt
Vcc supply voltage 5V ± 0.5 V
input voltages VIH = 2V
VIL = 0.8V Input Output
Range Range
Electrical Characteristics for 1 for 1
output voltage VOH = 2.7V
(worst case) VOL = 0.5V 2.7
max input currents IIH = 20µA 2.0
IIL = -0.4mA
propagation delay tpd = 15 nS

noise margins for a logic 0 = 0.3V Input 0.8

Output
for a logic 1 = 0.7V Range 0.5
Range
Fan-out 20 TTL loads for 0
0 Volt for 0

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Fan-In
Number of input signals to a gate
Not an electrical property
Function of the manufacturing process

NAND gate with a

Fan-in of 8

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Fan-Out
A measure of the ability of the output of one gate to
drive the input(s) of subsequent gates
Usually specified as standard loads within a single
family
e.g., an input to an inverter in the same family
May have to compute based on current drive
requirements when mixing families
Although mixing families is not usually recommended

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Current Sourcing and Sinking
Current-source : the driving gate produces a
outgoing current
VOH
Low
IIH
Current-sinking : the driving gate receives an
incoming current

VOL
High
IIL
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Fan-Out
An illustration of fan-out and the associated source
and sink currents

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Worked Example
How many 74LS00 NAND gate inputs can be driven
by a 74LS00 NAND gate outputs ?

Solution:
Refer to data sheet of 74LS00, the maximum values of
IOH = 0.4mA, IOL = 8mA, IIH = 20uA, and IIL = 0.4mA
Hence,
fan-out(high) = IOH(max) / IIH (max)=0.4mA/20uA=20
fan-out(low) = IOL(max) / IIL(max)=8mA/0.4mA=20,
the overall fan-out = fan-out(high) or fan-out(low) whichever is lower.
Hence, overall fan-out = 20

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Gate Drive Capability: Fan-Out
A logic gate can supply a maximum output current
IOH(max), in the high state or
IOL(max), in the low state
A logic gate requires a maximum input current
IIH(max), in the high state or
IIL(max), in the low state
Ratio of output and input current decide how many logic
gates can be driven by a logic gate
fan-out(high) = IOH(max) / IIH (max)
fan-out(low) = IOL(max) / IIL(max)
overall fan-out = fan-out(high) or fan-out(low) whichever is lower
A typical figure of fan-out is ten (10)

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Wired-AND
Open collector outputs connected together to a common pull-
up resistor
Any collector can pull the signal line low
Logically an AND gate

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Tri-State Logic
Both output transistors of totem-pole output are turned off
Usually used to bus multiple signals on the same wire
Gates not enabled present high-Z to bus and therefore do
not interfere with other gates putting signals on the bus

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Tri-State Logic
Tri-state logic includes a switch at the output
In the figure below, the three states are illustrated:
a) Logic High output
b) Logic Low output
c) High impedance (Hi-Z) output

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Electronic Combinational Logic
Within each of these families there is a large variety of different devices
We can break these into groups based on the number gates per device

Acronym Description No Gates Example

SSI Small-scale integration <12 4 NAND gates
MSI Medium-scale integration 12 – 100 Adder
LSI Large-scale integration 100 – 1000 6800
VLSI Very large-scale integration 1000 – 1M 68000
ULSI Ultra large scale integration > 1M 80486/80586

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 SSI Devices
Each package contains a code identifying the package

N74LS00

Manufacturers Code
Family
L Member
N = National Semiconductors 00 = Quad 2 input NAND
SN = Signetics LS
H 02 = Quad 2 input Nor
04 = Hex Invertors
Specification 20 = Dual 4 Input NAND
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7400 Series History
1960s space program drove
development of 7400 series
Consumed all available devices for
internal flight computer
$1000 / device (1960 dollars)
10:1 integration improvement over
discrete transistors
1963 Minuteman missile forced
7400 into mass production
Drove pricing down to $25 / circuit
(1963 dollars)

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7400 Series Evolution
BJT storage time reduction by using a BC Schottky diode.
Schottky diode has a Vfw=0.25V. When BC junction becomes forward
biased Schottky diode will bypass base current.
C

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Too Much of a Good Thing?
Families
Packages
Reliability options
Speed grades
Features
Functions

An availability nightmare! >> 500K unique devices

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Different Families Don’t all Speak
the Same Language

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Sometimes Things Get Lost or
Added in the Translation*

Different families aren’t always on speaking terms with one another

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The World of TTL

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Success Drives Proliferation

2003 1960

New families introduced based on

Higher performance
Lower power
New features
New signaling threshold
Spawned over 32 unique families! 45
Success Drives Proliferation
Products introduced in the 1960
are near the end of their life
cycle
Decreasing supplier base
Increasing prices
Not recommended for new
designs
Products considered to be
“mature” are about 2 decades
into their life cycle
High-volume production
Multiple suppliers
Low prices
Newer products are only a few
years into their life cycle
High performance
High level of vendor and
supplier support
Newest technologies
Higher prices

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Characteristics: TTL and MOS
Remember:
TTL stands for Transistor-Transistor Logic
uses BJTs
MOS stands for Metal Oxide Semiconductor
uses FETs
MOS can be classified into three sub-families:
PMOS (P-channel)
NMOS (N-channel)
CMOS (Complementary MOS, most common)

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 TTL Circuit Operation
+Vcc

4K 1.6K 130
R1 R2 R3
A B ICQ1 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Y O/P
Q 0 0 + ON OFF OFF ON 1
4
Q2
0 1 + ON OFF OFF ON 1
D3
A
Y O/P 1 0 + ON OFF OFF ON 1
B
Q 1 1 － OFF ON ON OFF 0
1 I CQ1 Q
D 3
1 D2
1K
R4 Table explaining the operation of the
TTL NAND gate circuit

A standard TTL NAND gate circuit

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Transistor-Transistor Logic Families
Transistor-Transistor Logic Families:
74L Low power
74H High speed
74S Schottky
74LS Low power Schottky
74AS Advanced Schottky
74ALS Advance Low power Schottky

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MOS Circuit Operation
+VDD
S
Q1
D
O/P I/ P Q1 Q2 O/ P
D
0 ON OFF 1
I/P Q2
S 1 OFF ON 0

Table explaining the operation of

the CMOS inverter circuit
A CMOS inverter circuit

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CMOS Logic Families

CMOS Logic Families

40xx/45xx Metal-gate CMOS
74C TTL-compatible CMOS
74HC High speed CMOS
74ACT Advanced CMOS -TTL compatible

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CMOS Family Evolution
CMOS Logic Trend: Reduction of dynamic losses
(cross-conduction, capacitive charge/discharge cycles)
by decreasing supply voltages:
12V→5V →3.3V →2.5V → 1.8V → 1.5V …
Reduction of IC power dissipation is the key to:
lower cost (packaging)
higher integration
improved reliability

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Comparison of Logic Families

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vi

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Comparison Logic Families

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Comparison of Logic Families

speed power product = a constant

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