Designing a bi-directional logic translator

The design of a bi-directional logic translator requires a clear understanding of the parameters of logic design: Boolean algebra, voltage transfer, fanout, time delay, and power dissipation. Also, it requires the use of tri-state logic and latches in control lines, and it introduces several of the many logic families used in an actual digital system. This design project is suitable for a course in digital electronics, and it can lead to further developments in a senior thesis or in a graduate-level project. The simplest translator design (CMOS to TTL) can be a homework project. The most complex (a silicon to gallium-arsenide translator) is a research grade project for a graduate student. Exact specifications are determined by the instructor.<
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