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Logic Gates PDF

Logic gates are basic building blocks of electronic circuits. The main logic gates are AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR, and XOR. Each gate implements a different Boolean logic function - AND requires both inputs to be true for an output of true, OR outputs true if either input is true, and NOT inverts the input. NAND and NOR gates perform the inverse functions of AND and OR respectively, and XOR outputs true if the inputs are different.

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Logic Gates PDF

Logic gates are basic building blocks of electronic circuits. The main logic gates are AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR, and XOR. Each gate implements a different Boolean logic function - AND requires both inputs to be true for an output of true, OR outputs true if either input is true, and NOT inverts the input. NAND and NOR gates perform the inverse functions of AND and OR respectively, and XOR outputs true if the inputs are different.

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Logic Gates

Logic Gates are basic building blocks of the electronic circuitory.

The AND Gate


The AND gate implements the AND function. With the gate shown to the left, both inputs must
have logic 1 signals applied to them in order for the output to be a logic 1. With either input at
logic 0, the output will be held to logic 0. AND function is designated with dot sign (.).

The OR Gate
The OR gate is sort of the reverse of the AND gate. The OR function, like its verbal counterpart,
allows the output to be true (logic 1) if any one or more of its inputs are true.

In symbols, the OR function is designated with a plus sign (+). In logical diagrams, the symbol to
the left designates the OR gate.

The NOT Gate, or Inverter


The inverter is a little different from AND and OR gates in that it always has exactly one input as
well as one output. Whatever logical state is applied to the input, the opposite state will appear at
the output.

The NOT function is denoted by a horizontal bar over the value to be inverted, as shown in the
figure to the left.

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The NAND Gate
The NAND gate implements the NAND function, which is exactly inverted from the AND function
you already examined. With the gate shown to the left, both inputs must have logic 1 signals
applied to them in order for the output to be a logic 0. With either input at logic 0, the output will
be held to logic 1.
The circle at the output of the NAND gate denotes the logical inversion, just as it did at the output
of the inverter.

The NOR Gate


The NOR gate is an OR gate with the output inverted. Where the OR gate allows the output to be
true (logic 1) if any one or more of its inputs are true, the NOR gate inverts this and forces the
output to logic 0 when any input is true.

In symbols, the NOR function is designated with a plus sign (+), with an overbar over the entire
expression to indicate the inversion

The Exclusive-OR, or XOR Gate


The Exclusive-OR, or XOR function is an interesting and useful variation on the basic OR
function. Verbally, it can be stated as, "Either A or B, but not both." The XOR gate produces a
logic 1 output only if its two inputs are different. If the inputs are the same, the output is a logic 0.

The XOR symbol is a variation on the standard OR symbol. It consists of a plus (+) sign with a
circle around it. The logic symbol, as shown here, is a variation on the standard OR symbol.

Note: NAND and NOR gates are called Universal gates.

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