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What's the difference of Analog vs Digital with respect to semiconductors with respect to construction, application and circuit itself?
 

Digital is just analog circuits operating in the extreme modes
(Cut off & Saturation / Cut off & Active ) to provide logic low and high.


CMOS (MOsfets) are used for digital to save power.

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Digital is just analog circuits operating in the extreme modes
(Cut off & Saturation / Cut off & Active ) to provide logic low and high.


CMOS (MOsfets) are used for digital to save power.
 

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enigma^6 said:
What's the difference of Analog vs Digital with respect to semiconductors with respect to construction, application and circuit itself?
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There are different design rules for different kinds of circuits, and not just if analog or digital.

For instance - RF in digital circuits we usually want to avoid, but in radio circuits - we want to filter and amplify them.
And of course we can use RF for analog or digital transmissions, and maybe even use same components - sometimes its just a matter of modulation techniques.
 

enigma^6 said:
What's the difference of Analog vs Digital with respect to semiconductors with respect to construction, application and circuit itself?
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One guy answered rightly that e.g transistor is when used as amplifier, it is used in ACTIVE region. when used as a switch it is used in CUT-OFF and SATURATION region. so u might be amplifying a A.C signal in ACTIVE region, and in DIGITAL switch u might be using it in the other two regions.
some circuits are used specially as digital like logic gates, flip-flops and other higher circuits.

hope it will help.

Naveed
 

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