CMOS Linear Applications – Fairchild Semiconductor
Careful study of CMOS characteristics show that CMOS devices used in a
system design can be used for linear building blocks as well as digital
blocks.
Utilization of these new devices will decrease package count and reduce
supply requirements. The circuit designer now can do both digital and
linear designs with the same type of device.
CMOS Linear Applications AN-88
CMOS inverters can be paralleled for increased power to drive higher
current loads. Loads of 5.0 mA per inverter can be expected under AC
conditions.
PNP and NPN bipolar transistors have been used for many years in
“complementary” type of amplifier circuits. Now, with the arrival of
CMOS technology, complementary P-channel/N-channel MOS transistors are
available in monolithic form.