Digital Memories
John E. Ayers · 2018
Complementary metal oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) logic is by far the most important logic family today. CMOS takes its name from the fact that the circuits use equal numbers of complementary n-channel and p-channel MOSFETs. The overwhelming popularity of CMOS has come about due to its extremely low standby power dissipation, high packing density, and high speed. CMOS is used extensively in high-performance, portable (batteryoperated) products such as notebook computers, portable digital assistants, pagers, and wireless phones.