Question

On which technology the Pentium is based?

(a) MOSFET

(b) CMOS

(c) BiCMOS

(d) BJT

This question was posed to me in a national level competition.

This interesting question is from BiCMOS Logic Circuits in chapter Logic Families of Digital Circuits

Answer 1

Right choice is (c) BiCMOS

The best explanation: The Pentium technology is based on BiCMOS technology because BiCMOS circuits use the characteristics of each type of transistor most appropriately. CMOS ensures low power dissipation, smaller noise margin and higher packaging density, while BJT offers high switching speed and improved noise performance.