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SCHMITTSchmitt-trigger buffer: original educational illustration
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Schmitt-trigger buffer

A non-inverting digital element with separate rising and falling input thresholds.

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Logic & signals
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A distinction that matters

A Schmitt buffer preserves logical polarity, unlike a Schmitt-trigger inverter.

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SCHMITT-NOTSchmitt-trigger inverter: original educational illustration
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Schmitt-trigger inverter

A digital inverter with hysteresis between its input switching thresholds.

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Logic & signals
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A distinction that matters

Input hysteresis and logical inversion are separate properties; neither makes an arbitrary slow input safe for every logic family.

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