Home › Forums › Digital Electronics › Why Vdd and Vss instead of Vcc and GND ? This topic has 1 reply, 2 voices, and was last updated 11 years, 10 months ago by Ligo George. Viewing 2 posts - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) Author Posts February 26, 2013 at 6:58 pm #7370 Muhammad Anowar KabirParticipant Why do we use Vdd and Vss in some ICs instead of Vcc and GND?:o February 26, 2013 at 7:04 pm #7386 Ligo GeorgeKeymaster Most of the ICs are manufactured using MOSFETs instead of BJTs. From the following definitions you can understand the difference.. For BJT >Vcc – Collector Voltage For MOSFET or FET >Vdd – Drain Voltage >Vss – Source Voltage Author Posts Viewing 2 posts - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in The reCAPTCHA verification period has expired. Please reload the page. Log In