What are logic ICs?

Logic ICs are integrated circuits (ICs) that leverage a basic logical operation to produce digital output signals from a single or multiple digital input signals. Commonly referred to as commodity ICs, logic ICs are used extensively across almost every electrical & electronic equipment, including design, manufacturing & development applications. 

Types of logic ICs

Logic ICs are available in different varieties, usually depending on their functions. These include: 

• Buffers: Buffers act as a barrier between the source of current and the load and enable easy transmission of voltage from high to low output circuits.
• Bus Transceiver: These devices provide a shared data bus with input & output signal control.
• Counter ICs: These types of integrated circuits have several cascading flip-flops that are used to count clock pulses.
• Hex Inverters: These are used to minimise digital signal noise by inverting the input signal.  
• Logic Gates: These types of logic ICs are used to control signal flow before processing it into binary data.  
• Logic Level Shifters and Voltage Translators: Logic ICs like these can translate one logic level signal into another.
• Schmitt Trigger Inverters: These are active integrated circuits that facilitate the easy conversion of analogue input signals into error-free digital output signals. 

Functions of logic ICs

Logic ICs are used extensively across electronic devices. Some of the common applications of logic ICs include: 

• Calculators
• Computers
• Telephone
• Microcontrollers
• Microprocessors
• Electronic and electrical project circuits
• Embedded system applications