Look at ECL gates. They can be really fast. I'd guess CMOS has overtaken them though. On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 6:44 AM, Yigit Turgut wrote: > That's correct, optical gates have much lower response time than > conventional (electronic) gates but I am asking about electronic ones. > > On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 12:33 PM, wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I am trying to reach to information about the fastest response times am= ong logic >>> gates and IC's but couldn't come up with something significant. I am i= nterested in >>> both conventional contact gates and non-contact magnetic gates as well,= I just need >>> to determine the fastest gate ever, it can be experimental or even theo= retical. >>> >>> Any ideas ? >> >> Does it have to be electronic? I believe there are optical gates that ge= t way down in the low picoseconds, maybe into the femtosecond range. >> -- >> Scanned by iCritical. >> >> -- >> http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >> View/change your membership options at >> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist --=20 Martin K. --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .