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Integration

X + Output
Inputs
Y
Integrated circuit—Fig 2

unsaturated transistors amplify as well as switch signals. The schematic
of Fig. 3 shows a simple ECL gate.
N-channel metal-oxide-semiconductor (NMOS) logic offers simplicity
of design, along with high operating speed. P-channel metal-oxide-
semiconductor (PMOS) logic is similar to NMOS, but the speed is slower.
An NMOS or PMOS digital IC is like a circuit that uses only N-channel
field-effect transistors (FETs), or only P-channel FETs.
Complementary-metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) logic employs both
N-type and P-type silicon on a single chip. This is analogous to using N-
channel and P-channel FETs in a circuit.The main advantages of CMOS are
extremely low current drain, high operating speed, and immunity to noise.
INTEGRATION
See INTEGRAL.
INTELLIGENT COEXISTENCE
See COEXISTENCE.
INTEREST OPERATOR
In machine vision, an interest operator is an algorithm that selects “inter-
esting” pixels (picture elements) in the image. “Interesting” in this context
refers to pixels that are different from the majority of those in their vicinity.

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