Which of the following IC logic families has the highest fan-out?

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  1. TTL
  2. CMOS
  3. ECL
  4. Schottky TTL

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Option 2 : CMOS
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While choosing a particular digital IC for an application, its specifications or characteristics should be taken into account.

The main specifications for logic families are as follows:

Fan-in: The number of inputs that can be connected to a logic gate is called its ‘Fan-in’.

Fan-outThe number of units that can be connected to the output of a logic gate is called its ‘Fan-out’.

CMOS has the highest fan-out among the given logic families.

A comparison of the given logic families is as shown: 

 

TTL

ECL

CMOS

Fan-In

12-14

> 10

> 10

Fan-Out

10

25

50

Power Dissipation (mW)

10

175

0.001

Noise

Margin

0.5 V

0.16 V (lowest)

1.5 V (Highest)

Propagation Delay (ns)

10

< 3 (lowest)

50 (Highest)

Noise Immunity

Very good

Good

excellent

 
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