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36 articles for “Digital Integrated circuits”
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The Evolution of Digital Integrated Circuits: A Journey Through Technological Advancements
Abstract: The evolution of digital integrated circuits (ICs) is a remarkable journey that has transformed the worldof technology over the past several decades. This abstract provides an overview of the comprehensivearticle that explores this evolution. The journey begins with the birth of digital integrated circuits in thelate 1950s and early 1960s when the first ICs containing a small number of transistors emerged. Theseearly ICs laid the groundwork for a technological revolution …
Published in Journal of Microcontroller Engineering and Applications · Vol. 10, Issue 2, 2023 · pp. 15–18 Read article
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Design and Implementation of a 4-Bit Breadboard CPU Using Digital Integrated Circuits
Abstract: This paper presents the design and hardware realization of a simple 4-bit CPU built using discrete TTL integrated circuits on a breadboard. The CPU employs a 4-bit common data bus with tri-state buffers for device arbitration, three 4-bit registers (Register A, Register B, and an Output Register) implemented with 74LS175 quad D flip-flops, and a 4-bit ALU for addition/subtraction using a 74LS83 adder and XOR gates. Manual control signals (load, …
Published in Journal of Electronic Design Technology · Vol. 17, Issue 2, 2026 · pp. 30–42 Read article
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High Speed and Low Power Basic Digital Logic Gates, Half-Adder and Full-Adder Using Modified Gate Diffusion Input Technology
Abstract: In this paper, modified gate diffusion input (MGDI) technology has been used for the design and implementation of digital integrated circuits (ICs). In today’s digital world, IC plays a vital role in high-performance computing, communication, and many consumer electronics. IC manufacturing technology has scaled down to smaller device dimensions. This scaling has a great impact on the design of digital ICs. The main objective of the IC manufacturing technology is …
Published in Journal of VLSI Design Tools and Technology · Vol. 8, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 34–42 Read article
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Digital Front-End Architecture of ECG Acquisition System with 0.5V Supply
Abstract: AbstractDue to the popularity of portable electronic products, low power systems have attracted more attention in recent years. Dynamic power consumption remains to be the biggest contributor to the total power consumption of a hardware design. A new power efficient electrocardiogram acquisition system that uses a fully digital architecture to reduce the power consumption and chip area has been proposed in this paper. The design of analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) is …
Published in Journal of Semiconductor Devices and Circuits · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 11–20 Read article
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All-Digital Phase Locked Loop (ADPLL) as an Intellectual Property (IP) Core for an Application-specified Integrated Circuit (ASIC) Product: A Survey
Abstract: An all-digital phase locked loop (ADPLL) plays a great role in decreasing the development time of an application-specified integrated circuit (ASIC) products and helps to meet the time-to market requirement of product, because an ADPLL can be used as an IP core, so it is easily reusable in any design. Now a days ADPLL is being widely used in various fields such as control systems and digital communication systems. This …
Published in Journal of VLSI Design Tools and Technology · Vol. 5, Issue 3, 2015 · pp. 12–17 Read article
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Implementation of Carry Select Adder with Reduced Area Scheme
Abstract: Addition is the heart of arithmetic unit and the arithmetic unit is often the work horse of a computational circuit. So, adders play a key role in designing an arithmetic unit and also many digital integrated circuits. Carry select adder (CSLA) is one of the fastest adders used in many data processors and in digital circuits to perform arithmetic operations. But CSLA is area-consuming because it consists of dual ripple …
Published in Journal of VLSI Design Tools and Technology · Vol. 7, Issue 1, 2017 · pp. 1–5 Read article
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Analysis of DIBL Effect in MOSFET Working
Abstract: AbstractOne of the most widely used electronic devices, particularly in digital integrated circuits, is the metal insulator semiconductor (MIS) transistor. Most of the existing transistors used in fabrication of integrated chips are with junctions. The device scaling is growing the channel length between junctions in devices are scaling gone down to 10 nm. Drain Induced Barrier Lowering (DIBL) effect is prominent as the feature size of MOS device keep diminishing. …
Published in Journal of Microelectronics and Solid State Devices · Vol. 5, Issue 3, 2018 · pp. 33–40 Read article
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A study on CMOS Operational Amplifier in Sensor Development
Abstract: CMOS operational amplifiers (op-amps) have emerged as pivotal components in modern sensor development, enabling the amplification and conditioning of weak signals with high precision and efficiency. Their inherent advantages low power consumption, compact size, and seamless integration with digital circuits make them ideal for advancing miniaturized, battery-powered sensor systems in fields ranging from biomedical devices to IoT networks. By delivering precision, power efficiency, and integration, CMOS op-amps are not just …
Published in Journal of VLSI Design Tools and Technology · Vol. 16, Issue 1, 2026 · pp. 01–07 Read article
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A Novel Architecture of Control System Processor Using Field Programmable Gate Array
Abstract: This paper presents a reconfigurable architecture of control system processor. The performance of the proposed architecture has been evaluated by taking different controllers and phase lead and phase lag networks. We designed the architecture of the processor and realizing the architecture using adder, multiplier, delay unit and validate it in the FPGA, which show that the hardware scheme is feasible for practical application. The experimental results clearly reveal the novelty …
Published in Journal of Microcontroller Engineering and Applications · Vol. 2, Issue 2, 2015 · pp. 13–20 Read article
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Area Efficient Layout Design of Two Bit Magnitude Comparator Using Novel Strategy
Abstract: The development of digital circuits, digital signal processors and other data processing integrated circuits, comparators are challenged by large area consumption. Comparator is most basic and fundamental component that performs comparison operation. This paper proposes a new approach to design an area efficient two bit magnitude comparator. Comparison is done on the grounds of area and power consumed between circuit designed by novel strategy and preexisting CMOS technique. The novel …
Published in Journal of VLSI Design Tools and Technology · Vol. 6, Issue 3, 2016 · pp. 1–6 Read article
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Design And Implementation Of Audio Steganography On Fpga
Abstract: As the emergence of latest hacking programs and attention of hackers in hacking more and more data, the need arises to make an integrated circuit that can help hiding the message in such a form that no one can hack it easily. The audio Steganographer is a device or an integrated circuit that facilitates the user to hide a massage in the ongoing digital audio stream. It also ensures the …
Published in Journal of Electronic Design Technology · Vol. 1, Issue 1-3, 2011 · pp. 1–6 Read article
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Comparative Analysis of CMOS CNFET and Memristor Based Full Adder Circuits and CMOS Memristor Based Multiplexer Circuits
Abstract: Continued developments in microelectronics technology have led to a myriad of new compute- intensive applications at the micro-edge, such as artificial intelligence and signal and image processing. Multiplication is a crucial arithmetic process in such applications. However, large logic complexities typically seen in traditional multipliers generate combinatorial blocks with long chains of cascaded carry addition. As such, energy efficiency has remained a primary design challenge for these applications, when powered …
Published in Journal of VLSI Design Tools and Technology Read article
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Comparative Analysis of CMOS CNFET and Memristor Based Full Adder Circuits and CMOS Memristor Based Multiplexer Circuits
Abstract: Continued developments in microelectronics technology have led to a myriad of new compute-intensive applications at the micro-edge, such as artificial intelligence and signal and image processing. Multiplication is a crucial arithmetic process in such applications. However, large logic complexities typically seen in traditional multipliers generate combinatorial blocks with long chains of cascaded carry addition. As such, energy efficiency has remained a primary design challenge for these applications, when powered by …
Published in Journal of VLSI Design Tools and Technology · Vol. 12, Issue 2, 2022 · pp. 22–33 Read article
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Design and Simulation of 4-bit Multiplier using Carry Look-Ahead Adder at Transistor Level
Abstract: Multiplication is a basic operation performed in the Arithmetic Logic Unit, Digital signal processing, Floating-point unit and Application specific integrated circuits. This paper deals with the design and simulation of the 4-bit multiplier using a carry look-ahead adder at the transistor level. The total design process involves hierarchical implementation. Where the basic gate operations like AND, OR, NOT, and XOR are repeatedly used for designing the entire circuit. So, the …
Published in Journal of VLSI Design Tools and Technology · Vol. 11, Issue 3, 2021 · pp. 10–18 Read article
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Physics of Semiconductors and Electronic Circuits
Abstract: This study talks about the basic ideas behind semiconductor physics and how important they are for making and running modern electronic circuits. It starts with a look at intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors, going into how charge carriers move, energy band theory, and how doping affects how well the electricity flows. Next, the conversation turns to semiconductor devices like diodes, bipolar junction transistors (BJTs), and field-effect transistors (FETs). The focus is …
Published in Journal of Semiconductor Devices and Circuits · Vol. 12, Issue 2, 2025 · pp. 9–17 Read article
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Computers: Evolution, Breakthroughs, and Future Innovations
Abstract: The computer, a cornerstone of modern technology, has evolved through significant inventions and innovations that have transformed societies and industries worldwide. From the early mechanical calculating machines, such as Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine, to the advent of electronic computers like the ENIAC, the journey of computing is marked by breakthroughs that have enabled rapid advancements in data processing, communication, and automation. The introduction of integrated circuits, microprocessors, and the development …
Published in Trends in Opto-electro & Optical Communication · Vol. 15, Issue 2, 2025 · pp. 11–23 Read article
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Designing Digital Filters of Underwater Wireless Sensor Node
Abstract: Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks (UWSNs), an emerging area, integrate sensing, computing, and communication into a single compact device. The digital data is acquired using an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), and the fusion of numerous sensor data is accomplished in the sensor node’s ARM (Advanced RISC Machine) CPU. The sensor interfacing circuit should connect the sensor to the sensor node’s data collecting system. The data from these sensors may be …
Published in International Journal of VLSI Circuit Design & Technology · Vol. 1, Issue 1, 2023 · pp. 43–53 Read article
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Survey of System-on-Chip Modular Test Approach
Abstract: The advancement in semiconductor technology over the past few decades has enabled the industry to develop new design and reuse methodologies referred as System-on-chip (SoC) design. These typically integrate heterogeneous mix of various complex analog and digital cores, with all their necessary electronic circuitry. The recent advancements have led to the use of the 3D structures (3D-SOCs) that brought along the benefits of higher performance, minimum average interconnect length, reduced …
Published in Journal of VLSI Design Tools and Technology · Vol. 6, Issue 3, 2016 · pp. 56–70 Read article
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Electronic Design Technology: From Circuits to Smart Systems
Abstract: Electronic Design Technology has changed a lot over the years. It has gone from making simple circuits to making smart, complicated systems that run modern life. This article looks at how electronic design methods have changed over time, focusing on important improvements in tools, materials, and integrated systems. It looks at how new technologies like computer-aided design (CAD), embedded systems, and automation have made product creation faster, more accurate, and …
Published in Journal of Electronic Design Technology · Vol. 17, Issue 1, 2026 · pp. 25–36 Read article
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Analysis and Comparison of Space Vector and Sinusoidal PWM Controlled Two Level Inverter Fed 3- Induction Motor
Abstract: The current generation of variable speed drives is typically based around the real-time digital generation of Pulse-Width Modulated (PWM) waveforms using either microprocessors or application-specific integrated circuits in many ways. PWM generation techniques for getting the control of inverters have the major advantages that component drift and tolerance problems associated with earlier analog implementations. Of all the various PWM techniques Sinusoidal and Space vector PWM techniques are more prominent. The …
Published in Trends in Electrical Engineering · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2013 · pp. 1–11 Read article