Positive-feedback level shifter logic for large-area electronics

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 524-535

  Raiteri, Daniele ^a   Van Lieshout, Pieter ^b,c   Van Roermund, Arthur ^a   Cantatore, Eugenio ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b Polymer Vision ^*  (Netherlands)

^c ASML   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Boosted gain; circuit yield; noise margin; organic circuits; positive feedback; shift register; unipolar electronics

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATIC CORRECTIONS; BOOSTED GAIN; CIRCUIT YIELD; INPUT-OUTPUT CHARACTERISTICS; LARGE-AREA ELECTRONICS; METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR; NOISE MARGINS; ORGANIC CIRCUITS;

LINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS; SHIFT REGISTERS; THIN FILM TRANSISTORS;

FEEDBACK;

EID: 84893828425     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2013.2295980     Document Type: Article

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