CMOS Electrical Inverter

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Manufacturer

Generic


Part number


Pins

4


Used in

No circuits


Added

Sep 2026

About this component

Supply-aware generic CMOS-family teaching inverter with near-zero static input loading, finite input capacitance, output resistance, propagation delay, rail offsets, output capacitance, and quiescent current. It is an educational family model, not a specific 74HC-series part.

Parameters

Logic levels and noise margins
4 parameters
ParameterNameDescriptionDefault

VIL

Maximum low input voltage

Family VIL limit used with VIH to define the switching midpoint and low-state noise margin.

1.5 V

VIH

Minimum high input voltage

Family VIH limit used with VIL to define the switching midpoint and high-state noise margin.

3.5 V

VOH_DROP

Unloaded high-level drop

Voltage subtracted from VCC before high-state loading.

0.02 V

VOL_OFFSET

Unloaded low-level offset

Baseline low-output voltage before sink-current loading.

0.02 V

Electrical loading
6 parameters
ParameterNameDescriptionDefault

ROUT_H

High-state output resistance

Thevenin resistance while sourcing a logic high.

50 ohm

ROUT_L

Low-state output resistance

Thevenin resistance while sinking a logic low.

35 ohm

RIN_P

Input-to-VCC leakage resistance

Simplified CMOS static leakage path from VCC to IN.

1T ohm

RIN_N

Input-to-GND leakage resistance

Simplified CMOS static leakage path from IN to GND.

1T ohm

CIN

Input capacitance

Capacitive load presented at IN.

5p F

COUT

Internal output capacitance

Internal output capacitance added to external loads.

3p F

Timing and power
2 parameters
ParameterNameDescriptionDefault

TPD

Propagation delay

Approximate input-to-output 50% delay before external load effects.

8n s

IQ

Quiescent supply current

Static current drawn from VCC to GND.

1u A

Pins

Pins
4 pins
NumberNameDescription

1

IN

CMOS-family logic input with near-zero static leakage and finite capacitance.

2

OUT

Inverted output with finite high- and low-state resistance.

3

VCC

Positive logic supply; use a current probe here for supply-current and power lessons.

4

GND

Logic-supply reference.

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