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What should be considered when sizing trace widths for digital logic signals?

For traces that carry a static DC current, it's pretty easy to calculate the minimum trace width based on the required ampacity of the trace. However, I'm not sure what should be considered when ...
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XOR gate; transistor level design [duplicate]

What would a transistor level design of an XOR gate look like?
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Strange behavior from a 4017 Johnson counter

I'm using a HEF4017BP connected to LEDs and a pusbutton to control some LEDs. Here's the schematic: So I'm using the pushbutton to drive the clock, the capacitor is there to help with debouncing ...
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What is the fastest 7400 series family? Is 74VHC faster than 74AHC?

What is the fastest 7400 series logic family? Is 74VHC* faster than 74AHC*? This list does not seem to be in any particular order: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7400_series
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Going from Transistors to Gates to…IC's?

So I am trying to understand I guess what is probably a basic concept of computers. I was taking a look at this previous question: From Transistor to Gates And it's accompanying link: ...
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CMOS (or CMOS compatible) shift register with latched open-drain outputs

I've been looking for a 3.3V compatible shift register (SIPO) with latched open-drain outputs. I've settled on a 74xx596 (not a '595!), but of all the 74xx CMOS series I've been looking at omit this ...