Course Name: DIGITAL ELECTRONICS CIRCUITS 
Course Code: EC(EE)‐302 
Credit: 3 
 
 
Prerequisites:

Sl. No.  Subject  Description  Level of Study 

01  Basic concepts  Decimal, Binary  Class XII 
of number 
system 
02  Basic knowledge  Working principle of Transistor  1st Sem 
of electronic 
circuits 
03  Basic concepts  Mathematical  Analysis, Theorems  1st Sem 
of circuit theory 
 

Course Objective:

• To acquire the basic knowledge of digital logic levels and application of knowledge
to understand digital electronics circuits.
• To impart how to design Digital Circuits.

 
 
Course Outcomes:
 
At the end of the course, a student will be able to:
 
1. Convert different type of codes and number systems which are used in digital communication and
computer systems.

2. Employ the codes and number systems converting circuits and Compare different types of logic
families which are the basic unit of different types of logic gates in the domain of economy,
performance and efficiency.

3. Analyze different types of digital electronic circuit using various mapping and logical tools and
know the techniques to prepare the most simplified circuit using various mapping and
mathematical methods.

4. Design different types of with and without memory element digital electronic circuits for
particular operation, within the realm of economic, performance, efficiency, user friendly and
environmental constraints.
  

5. Apply the fundamental knowledge of analog and digital electronics to get different types analog
to digitalized signal and vice-versa converters in real world with different changing
circumstances.

6. Assess the nomenclature and technology in the area of memory devices and apply the memory
devices in different types of digital circuits for real world application.

CO- PO mapping:

CO PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12

1 3 2 2 2 - 1 2 1 - 1 - 1
2 2 3 - 2 2 - 3 - 1 1 1 1
3 1 2 1 1 - 2 2 - 1 2 3 1
4 1 2 2 2 2 2 - 3 - 2 - 2
5 2 - 1 1 1 - 2 1 1 1 1 1
6 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - - 1 -

Correlation levels 1, 2 or 3 as defined above: 1: Slight (Low) 2: Moderate (Medium)3:

Substantial (High) and “-” if there is no correlation.

Syllabus Indicating CO:

Module No. Content Relevant CO’s

Data and number system: Binary, Octal and Hexadecimal

1 representation and their conversion, BCD, ASCII, EBDIC, Gray
codes and their conversion, Signed binary numbers representation CO1,
with 1’s and 2’s complement methods, Binary arithmetic. CO2
  

2 CO2,CO3
Boolean algebra: Various logic gates and their truth tables and
circuits, Representation in SOP and POS forms, Minimization of
logic expressions by algebraic method, K-map method.

Combinational circuits:
Adder and sub tractor circuit, Circuit of Encoder, Decoder,
Comparator, Multiplexer, De-Multiplexer and parity Generator. CO2, CO3
3

Memory systems:
RAM, ROM, EPROM, EEROM
4 CO4
5 CO4
Sequential circuits:
Basic memory elements, S-R, J-K, D, and T Flipflop, various types
of Registers, Counters & their design, Irregular counter, State table
& State transition diagram, Sequential circuit design methodology.
6 CO5
Different types of A/D and D/A conversion techniques.

7 CO6
Logic families: TTL, ECL, MOS & CMOS, their operation and
specification.
  

Gaps in Syllabus:

SL No. Gap Action Taken Relevant to PO’s

Quine-McCluskey Method of Minimization of The various topics are addressed by
logic function: This technique is very useful to lecture classes, providing notes, and by
minimize the logic functions with more than 4 solving numerical problems.
variables, but missing in the syllabus.

Topics covered: Selection of prime implicants,

1
prime implicant chart, Dominating rows and The students are given assignments for PO 1, PO 3
columns, Determination of minimal expressions in solving problems.
complex cases, The branching method.

Synthesis of Synchronous sequential Circuits:

This topic is very much relevant for modeling the
sequential circuit which has inputs, outputs and Additional lecture classes are organized
internal states. It is an abstract model which to cover the topics.
PO 1, PO 2,
describes the synchronous sequential machine, but
2 missing in the syllabus. Solving numerical problems.
PO 3
Topics covered: Serial binary adder: Moore The students are given assignments for
type state machine for a serial adder. solving problems.

Algorithmic State Machine (ASM): This topic

is very much relevant for representing These are emergent topics under
synchronous sequential circuits like Moore and scheduling and therefore are covered in
PO 1, PO 2,
continuation with the static scheduling
3 Mealy models, but missing in the syllabus.
by lectures and providing research
papers. PO 3
Topics covered: Timing of an ASM, Difference
between Moore/Mealy models and ASM, ASM
charts, designing using ASM charts.
Display Devices: This covers the different display
technique where the digital electronics circuit is
applied, but missing in the syllabus. Additional lecture classes are organized
4 PO 1, PO 3
to cover the topics.
Topics covered: Classification of display, LED,
LCD.
  

Lecture Plan:  

 
Cl.  Date  Topics Remarks
No. 

1&2    Concept  of  digital  data,  Binary  representation  of  integers,  Done
Octal  and  Hexadecimal  representation  and their conversion.  

3& 4    BCD,  ASCII,  EBDIC,  Gray  codes  and  their  conversion,  Signed  Problems to be 
binary    numbers    representation    with    1’s    and    2’s   solved 
complement    methods,    Binary  arithmetic:  addition, 
subtraction,  multiplication.  Sign‐Magnitude  Binary 
representation. 

5    Boolean algebra: Various  logic  gates  and  their  truth  tables  
and  circuits (NOT, AND, OR, XOR, NOR and NAND). 
universality of NOR and NAND gates. 

6     Normal forms, minterms, maxterms. Minimization of logic  Successfully Done

expressions by algebraic method, Representation  in  SOP  and  
POS  forms, 

7&8    Minimization  of  logic  expressions  by algebraic method, K‐
map method and Don't care conditions. 

9&10    Application and circuits of 1‐bit half adder and full adder Successfully Done

11&    Application and circuits of 1‐bit half sub  tractor  circuit and  Done

12  full sub  tractor  circuit. 

13    Application and circuits of Encoder.

14    Application and circuits of Decoder.

15    Application and circuits of Comparator.

16    Application and circuits of Multiplexer. Problems to be 

solved 

17    Application and circuits of De‐Multiplexer

18    Application and circuits of parity Generator

19    Design the circuit of different Code converters. Done

20&21    GATE numericals solved Done

  

22    Sequential  circuits: Clocks and timing circuits: Waveform, 

Schmitt trigger, mono‐stable multi‐vibrator. Basic  memory  
elements, Flip Flops. 

23‐ 26    Clocked Flip Flops: R‐S, J‐K and T. D‐latch and D‐flipflop.master  Done

slave J‐K F/F. 

27    Constructing other F/F's by JK, T and D.

28&29    Various  types of Registers and Shift registers, parallel load 

and serial load. 

30&    Ripple Counters & their design
31 

32‐34    Synchronous counters & their design. Irregular counter, State  

table & State transition diagram, Sequential circuit design 
methodology 

35     Principal of  Ring Counters, Johnson counter.

36&37    GATE numericals solved Done

38&39    Memory systems: RAM, ROM, EPROM, EEROM

40    Design  of  combinational  and  sequential  circuits  using 

Programmable logic devices and gate arrays. 

41    Digital Integrated Circuits, Different Logic families‐ TTL, ECL, 

MOS and CMOS, their operation and specifications. 

42    Digital to analog conversion using resistive ladder. Successfully Done

43    Analog to Digital conversion: counter /staircase method,  Done

Successive approximation;  

 44    Accuracy and precision of converters.

45&46    GATE numericals solved Done

 
Recommended Books:

1. Fundamental of Digital Circuits, A. Anand Kumar, PHI.

2. Digital Logic Design, Morries Mano, PHI.
  

3. Modern Digital Electronics, 2nd Edition, R.P. Jain. Tata Mc Graw Hill Company
Limited.
4. Digital circuits and design,4th editionn,S. Salivahanan& S. Arivazhagan,Vikas Publising
House Pvt. Ltd.
5. Digital Electronics and integrated circuits, 2nd edition, Soumitra Kr. Mandal, Mc Graw
Hill Company.