CMOS Test.

ColinDavies

Rules : No books, No websites, No cheating. What does CMOS stand for ? [edit] Shog9 won [/edit] Regardz Colin J Davies

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I am sick of fighting with Martin, I think I will ignore his posts from here on in, and spend the time working on articles instead. Christian Graus

Martin Marvinski

Colin Davies wrote: What does CMOS stand for ? Cool Martin Orginal Smooth. :-D

Code4Food

Uggh that was a humbling question :-O I must goto google and look up the answer now. Code4Food ---- "There is no try; only do or do not" -Yoda

Shog9 0

mmm, drugs are bad, m'kay?

Shog9 --

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Daniel Ferguson

Martin Marvinski wrote: Cool Martin Orginal Smooth Clever. "Religion is based on faith, and faith is immune to logic. Therefore, it's impossible to have a logical conversation about religion." -Christopher Duncan, CP Lounge

Kelly Herald

Complimentary Metal Oxide Semiconductor. Kelly Herald Software Developer Micronpc, LLC

Roger Wright

Complimentary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor. Sorry I'm late - I just got in... I'm a Frisbeeterian. We believe that when you die your soul is thrown up on the roof, and you can't get it down.

Shog9 0

*clap* *clap* *clap* *clap* :)

Shog9 --

Maybe Java is kind of like God, it "works in mysterious ways". It seems like your apps are running slowly, because in the backgroud Java is solving world hunger, or finding the cure to cancer. - Ryan Johnston, Don't die java!

Roger Wright

To clarify a bit, having read the rest of the responses now, the Complimentary part comes from mixing both P- and N- channel structures on a single die - something that had never been tried before. The output stage of a CMOS device consists of a totem-pole configuration of PMOS and NMOS transistors, stacked and biased to maintain a zero voltage at the output when idle. A friend of mine in college worked for a company that beta tested the devices for RCA. They designed an RF board that was supposed to sleep until a sufficiently strong radio signal was intercepted. The boards worked great, but upon further study they discovered that the boards had been built without any power traces. All CMOS devices then were built with protection diodes on the inputs to protect against static discharges. As it turned out, the RF signals were being rectified and were providing enough power to turn on the devices without any DC power supply! Serendipity Lives! I'm a Frisbeeterian. We believe that when you die your soul is thrown up on the roof, and you can't get it down.

Shog9 0

Fascinating! You should teach history :)

Shog9 --

Maybe Java is kind of like God, it "works in mysterious ways". It seems like your apps are running slowly, because in the backgroud Java is solving world hunger, or finding the cure to cancer. - Ryan Johnston, Don't die java!

ColinDavies

SO CMOS has a no power state ? Like a zero power state ? Regardz Colin J Davies

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I am sick of fighting with Martin, I think I will ignore his posts from here on in, and spend the time working on articles instead. Christian Graus

Roger Wright

Shog9 wrote: You should teach history At my age, it's hard enough to remember it! I'm a Frisbeeterian. We believe that when you die your soul is thrown up on the roof, and you can't get it down.

ColinDavies

I agree totally. Regardz Colin J Davies

Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin

I am sick of fighting with Martin, I think I will ignore his posts from here on in, and spend the time working on articles instead. Christian Graus

Michael Dunn

(not having read the responses yet) something Metal Oxide Semicondctor Can't remember what the C stands for. I'll probably feel dumb after catching up on the thread ;) --Mike-- Just released - RightClick-Encrypt v1.3 - Adds fast & easy file encryption to Explorer My really out-of-date homepage Sonork-100.19012 Acid_Helm

Roger Wright

Used properly, it can. Another friend in college wanted to photograph bees in flight. He used a CMOS front end without properly terminating the ground leads, to trigger the camera. The static electricity generated by the bees' wings flapping was enough to power up the device enough to force a trigger to snap the shutter. I won't even go into another guy's idea for a Senior Project, dubbed the "Peter Meter" and utilizing a circular strain gauge and a CMOS analog front end... I'm a Frisbeeterian. We believe that when you die your soul is thrown up on the roof, and you can't get it down.

Roger Wright

Nah.. Just very young... I'm a Frisbeeterian. We believe that when you die your soul is thrown up on the roof, and you can't get it down.

Vimal Earnest

Hmm.. Cesium Metal Oxide SemiConductor ~ Vimal

Lost User

Complimentary Metal Oxide Semiconductor Easy ;P Even BB (my bear knew that one) :-D Elaine :rose: Would you like to meet my teddy bear ?

alex barylski

Shog9 wrote: history Savage buddy...that sounded insulting... :) "An expert is someone who has made all the mistakes in his or her field" - Niels Bohr

alex barylski

Not even... ;P I knew what CMOS stood for...but I thought it was a joke...how many programmers are hardware retarded i thought to myself...? Cheers! "An expert is someone who has made all the mistakes in his or her field" - Niels Bohr