emitter-coupled logic

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf digital logic family
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:ECL
gptkbp:alternativeName current mode logic
gptkbp:characteristic high speed
high power consumption
low voltage swing
gptkbp:contrastsWith complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor
transistor-transistor logic
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label emitter-coupled logic
gptkbp:introduced 1960s
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:IBM_360/91
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Hannon_S._Yourke
gptkbp:logic_family_type non-saturating logic
gptkbp:logic_gate_example ECL AND gate
ECL OR gate
ECL inverter
gptkbp:used_in industrial equipment
supercomputers
mainframe computers
gptkbp:uses bipolar junction transistors
gptkbp:voltage_levels typically -0.8V and -1.6V
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:10K_ECL
gptkb:ECL_RAM
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8