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Jonathan Dillon
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Jonathan Dillon, senior applications engineer with Microchip Technology, holds a bachelor of science degree in cybernetics and control engineering from the University of Reading, England.
Email address: jonathan.dillon@microchip.com
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October 1, 2009   [Engineering Essentials]
Save Power By Managing Unused CMOS I/O Pins
It’s easy to overlook unused digital inputs when designing with a CMOS device, but doing so invites problems. When unused digital inputs are left unconnected they will float, which can cause both unexpected logic behavior and excessive current draw. Several simple approaches for managing these unused inputs can save significant debugging grief. Essentially, a CMOS digital input circuit uses MOSFET transistors in pairs (...



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