Mp. Robinson et al., EFFECT OF LOGIC FAMILY ON RADIATED EMISSIONS FROM DIGITAL CIRCUITS, IEEE transactions on electromagnetic compatibility, 40(3), 1998, pp. 288-293
Radiated emissions were measured for simple digital circuits designed
to operate with various logic families. Emissions in the near and far
field were found to depend both on the circuit layout and the choice o
f logic family. However, the difference in peak emissions between any
two logic families was found to be independent of circuit layout. The
greatest difference in peak emissions was between high-speed 74ACT log
ic and low-speed 4000 CMOS logic devices, with a mean value of approxi
mately 20 dB. Emissions from a more complex circuit were compared with
the measurements on simple loop circuits. Test circuits were used to
measure the propagation delay, the rise and fall times, the maximum op
erating frequency and the transient switching currents between two suc
cessive logic gates for each logic family. Empirical formulas have bee
n derived that relate relative peak emissions to these switching param
eters. It is hoped that these will assist designers to assess the effe
ct of choice of logic family on electromagnetic compatibility.