LOGIC GATES &

COMBINATIONAL CIRCUITS

Compiled By: Afaq Alam Khan

Index
 Logic Gates
 Universal Gates
 Combinational Circuits
Digital Logic Gates
 A Digital Logic Gate is an electronic circuit which makes
logical decisions based on the combination of digital
signals present on its inputs
 Digital logic gates can have more than one inputs, but
generally only have one digital output.
 Individual logic gates can be connected or cascaded
together to form a logic gate function with any desired
number of inputs, or to form combinational and
sequential type circuits, or to produce different logic
gate functions from standard gates.
 Digital Logic Gates
 Commercially available digital logic gates are
available in two basic families or
forms, TTL which stands for Transistor-
Transistor Logic such as the 7400 series,
and CMOS which stands for Complementary
Metal-Oxide-Silicon which is the 4000 series
of chips.
 This notation of TTL or CMOS refers to the
logic technology used to manufacture the
integrated circuit, (IC) or a “chip” as it is more
commonly called.
 Generally speaking, TTL logic IC’s use NPN
and PNP type Bipolar Junction Transistors
while CMOS logic IC’s use complementary
MOSFET or JFET type Field Effect Transistors
for both their input and output circuitry.
Types of Logical Gates
 AND Gate
 OR Gate
 NOT Gate
 NANAD Gate
 NOR Gate
 XOR Gate
 XNOR Gate
AND Gate
 The Logic AND Gate is a type of digital logic circuit whose
output goes HIGH to a logic level 1 only when all of its inputs
are HIGH

“If both A and B are true, then Q is true”

AND Gate
 Commonly available digital logic AND gate IC’s include:
 TTL Logic AND Gate

74LS08 Quad 2-input

74LS11 Triple 3-input
74LS21 Dual 4-input

 CMOS Logic AND Gate

CD4081 Quad 2-input
CD4073 Triple 3-input
CD4082 Dual 4-input
OR Gate
 The Logic OR Gate is a type of digital logic circuit
whose output goes HIGH to a logic level 1 only when
one or more of its inputs are HIGH

“If either A or B is true, then Q is true”

NOT Gate
 The Logic NOT Gate is the most basic of all the logical gates and is often
referred to as an Inverting Buffer or simply an Inverter.
 Inverting NOT gates are single input devicse which have an output level
that is normally at logic level “1” and goes “LOW” to a logic level “0”
when its single input is at logic level “1”, in other words it “inverts”
(complements) its input signal.

“If A is NOT true, then Q is true”

NAND Gate
 The Logic NAND Gate is a combination of a digital logic AND gate
and a NOT gate connected together in series
 The NAND (Not – AND) gate has an output that is normally at logic
level “1” and only goes “LOW” to logic level “0” when ALL of its
inputs are at logic level “1”. The Logic NAND Gate is the reverse or
“Complementary” form of the AND gate we have seen previously.

Universal Gate
NOR Gate
 The Logic NOR Gate gate is a combination of the digital logic OR
gate and an inverter or NOT gate connected together in series
 Universal Gate
XOR
 Exclusive-OR gate ONLY goes “HIGH” when both of its two
input terminals are at “DIFFERENT” logic levels with respect
to each other. If these two inputs, A and B are both at logic
level “1” or both at logic level “0” the output is a “0”

Q = (A ⊕ B) = A.B’ + A’.B
XNOR Gate
 The Exclusive-NOR Gate function is a digital logic
gate that is the reverse or complementary form of
the Exclusive-OR function
Q = A’B’ + AB
Universal Logic Gates
 Universal Logic gates can be used to produce any
other logic or Boolean function with the NAND and
NOR gates being minimal
AND, OR and NOT (a Full Set)
AND and NOT (a Complete Set)
OR and NOT (a Complete Set)
NAND (a Minimal Set)
NOR (a Minimal Set)
Implementation of Gates Using
NANAD Gate
Exercise
 Construct All Gates with the help of NOR Gate
 List
TTL Logic OR Gates TTL Logic NAND Gates TTL Logic Ex-OR Gates
74LS32 Quad 2-input 74LS00 Quad 2-input 74LS86 Quad 2-input
74LS10 Triple 3-input CMOS Logic Ex-OR Gates
CMOS Logic OR Gates 74LS20 Dual 4-input CD4030 Quad 2-input
CD4071 Quad 2-input 74LS30 Single 8-input TTL Logic Ex-NOR Gates
CD4075 Triple 3-input CMOS Logic NAND 74LS266 Quad 2-input
Gates
CD4072 Dual 4-input CD4011 Quad 2-input
TTL Logic NOT Gates CD4023 Triple 3-input
74LS04 Hex Inverting NOT Gate CD4012 Dual 4-input
TTL Logic NOR Gates
74LS14 Hex Schmitt Inverting NOT 74LS02 Quad 2-input
Gate 74LS27 Triple 3-input
74LS1004 Hex Inverting Drivers 74LS260 Dual 4-input
CMOS Logic NOT Gates CMOS Logic NOR Gates
CD4001 Quad 2-input
CD4009 Hex Inverting NOT Gate
CD4025 Triple 3-input
CD4069 Hex Inverting NOT Gate CD4002 Dual 4-input
COMBINATIONAL CIRCUITS
 Combinational Logic Circuits are memory less digital
logic circuits whose output at any instant in time depends
only on the combination of its inputs

 Combinational logic circuits have no feedback, and any changes to

the signals being applied to their inputs will immediately have an
effect at the output.
 In other words, in a Combinational Logic Circuit, the output is
dependant at all times on the combination of its inputs. Thus a
combinational circuit is memoryless.
 Combinational Logic Circuits are made up from logic
gates that are “combined” or connected together to
produce more complicated switching circuits. These logic
gates are the building blocks of combinational logic
circuits.
 The three main ways of specifying the function of a
combinational logic circuit are Boolean Algebra, Truth
Table, Logic Diagram.
 Common combinational circuits made up from individual
logic gates that carry out a desired application
include Multiplexers, Demultiplexers, Encoders, Decoders,
Full and Half Adders etc.
Classification
Multiplexer
 The multiplexer is a combinational
logic circuit designed to switch one of
several input lines to a single common
output line
 The multiplexer, shortened to “MUX”
or “MPX”, is a combinational logic
circuit designed to switch one of
several input lines through to a single
common output line by the application
of a control signal
4x1 Multiplexer

b a Q
0 0 A
0 1 B
1 0 C
1 1 D

Q = a’b’A + ab’B + a’bC + abD

 DeMutipexer
 The data distributor, known more
commonly as a Demultiplexer or
“Demux” for short, is the exact opposite
of the Multiplexer
 The demultiplexer takes one single input
data line and then switches it to any one
of a number of individual output lines
one at a time.
1 to 4 DeMux
 Encoder
 Digital Encoder more commonly called a Binary
Encoder takes its inputs one at a time and then
converts them into encoded output.
What if more
than one
inputs are
high??

The output lines of a digital encoder generate the binary equivalent of the input line
whose value is equal to “1”
 Priority Encoder
The priority encoders output corresponds to the
currently active input which has the highest
priority. So when an input with a higher priority
is present, all other inputs with a lower priority
will be ignored. X = I 0’ I 1 ’
Inputs Outputs Y = I 0 ’ I1 + I 0 ’ I2 ’
I0 I1 I2 I3 X Y IST
1 × × × 0 0 1 IST = I0 + I1 + I2 +I3
0 1 × × 0 1 1
x
0 0 1 × 1 0 1 I0
4x2 y
0 0 0 1 1 1 1 I1
Priority
0 0 0 0 × × 0 I2 Encoder
I3 IST
Input with low index is having higher priority
Decoder
 The name “Decoder” means to translate or decode
coded information from one format into another, so
a binary decoder transforms “n” binary input
signals into an equivalent code using 2n outputs.
Decoder
Exercise
 Realize the following function
F(A,B,C) = ∑(0,1,3,4,5) = A’B’C’ + A’B’C + A’BC + AB’C’ + AB’C

A B C F
0 0 0 1
0 0 1 1
0 1 0 0
0 1 1 1
1 0 0 1 F = A’C + B’
1 0 1 1
1 1 0 0 A
1 1 1 0 F
C
B
Exercise
 Realize the following function with 8x1 MUX
F(A,B,C) = ∑(0,1,3,4,5)

A B C F
0 0 0 1
0 0 1 1 1
0 8x1 F
0 1 0 0 MUX
0 1 1 1
1 0 0 1
1 0 1 1
B A
1 1 0 0 C

1 1 1 0

 Realize the following function with 4x1 MUX

F(A,B,C) = ∑(0,1,3,4,5)
 Exercise Realize the following function with the help of 8x1 MUX
F=∑(0,1,3,5,611,12,15)

A B C D F
0 0 0 0 1
0 0 0 1 1
0 0 1 0 0
0 0 1 1 1
0 1 0 0 0
0 1 0 1 1
0 1 1 0 1
0 1 1 1 0
1 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 1 0
1 0 1 0 0
1 0 1 1 1
1 1 0 0 1
1 1 0 1 0
1 1 1 0 0
1 1 1 1 1
Exercise
 1) Design Full adder with the help of Multiplexers
 2) Implement following using Decoder

F=∑(0,2,4,6,7,13,15)
 Half Adder
 Half Adder is a combinational Circuit which adds two inputs A
and B and produces two out puts Sum (S) and Carry (Cout)

Input Output
A B S Cout
0 0 0 0
0 1 1 0
S = A’B + AB’  A XOR B  A + B 1 0 1 0
Cout = AB 1 1 0 1
 Full Adder
 Full Adder is the combinational Circuit which adds three
input bits A, B and Cin and produces two outputs S and Cout

Input Output
A B Cin S Cout
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 1 1 0
S = A’B’Cin + A’BC’in +AB’C’in +ABCin 0 1 0 1 0

Cout= A’BCin + AB’Cin +ABC’in +ABCin 0 1 1 0 1

1 0 0 1 0
1 0 1 0 1
S=A+ B + C
1 1 0 0 1

Cout = A.B + Cin(A + B) 1 1 1 1 1

 Full Adder
S = A’B’Cin + A’BC’in +AB’C’in +ABCin
= (A’B’+AB) Cin + (A’B + AB’) C’in
= (A’B’+AB) Cin + (A XOR B ) C’in
= [(A’B’) + (BB’) + (AB) +(AA’) ] Cin + (A XOR B ) C’in
= [(A+B’).(A’+B)] Cin + (A XOR B ) C’in
= [(A’.B’’)’.(A’’.B’)’] Cin + (A XOR B ) C’in
= [(A’B)’.(AB’)’] Cin + (A XOR B ) C’in
= [((A’.B)’’ + (A.B’)’’)’]Cin + (A XOR B ) C’in
= [((A’.B) + (A.B’))’] Cin + (A XOR B ) C’in
= (A XOR B)’ Cin + (A XOR B ) C’in
= (A XOR B) XOR Cin
= A XOR B XOR Cin
Full Adder
Cout = A’BCin + AB’Cin +ABC’in +ABCin
= (A’B + AB’) Cin + AB (C’in + Cin)
= (A XOR B) Cin + AB
 Full Adder

S=A+ B + C

Cout = A.B + Cin(A + B)

Ripple Adder
 n bit Ripple Adder: A “ripple carry adder” is simply “n“, full adders
cascaded together with each full adder representing a single
weighted column in a long binary addition. It is called a ripple carry
adder because the carry signals produce a “ripple” effect through
the binary adder from right to left, (LSB to MSB).
 For example, suppose we want to “add” together two 4-bit numbers,
the two outputs of the first full adder will provide the first place
digit sum (S) of the addition plus a carry-out bit that acts as the
carry-in digit of the next binary adder.
 The second binary adder in the chain also produces a summed
output (the 2nd bit) plus another carry-out bit and we can keep
adding more full adders to the combination to add larger numbers,
linking the carry bit output from the first full binary adder to the
next full adder, and so forth.
4- bit Ripple Carry Adder
Ripple Carry Adder- Disadvantage
 One main disadvantage of “cascading” together full adders to add
large binary numbers is that if inputs A and B change, the sum at its
output will not be valid until any carry-input has “rippled” through
every full adder in the chain because the MSB (most significant bit)
of the sum has to wait for any changes from the carry input of the
LSB (less significant bit). Consequently, there will be a finite delay
before the output of the adder responds to any change in its inputs
resulting in a accumulated delay.

 When the size of the bits being added is not too large for example,
4 or 8 bits, or the summing speed of the adder is not important, this
delay may not be important. However, when the size of the bits is
larger for example 32 or 64 bits used in multi-bit adders, or
summation is required at a very high clock speed, this delay may
become prohibitively large with the addition processes not being
completed correctly within one clock cycle.
 Carry Look Ahead Binary Adder
 Consider the Circuit of full addres

Ai Pi
Bi Si

Ci Ci + 1
Gi

Pi = Ai + Bi
Gi = Ai Bi

Output Sum and Carry can be expressed as Si = Pi + Ci

Ci+1 = Gi + Pi Ci
 Carry Look Ahead Binary Adder
 Gi is called carry generator and it produces a carry of 1 when
both Ai and Bi are 1, regardless of the input carry Ci.
 Pi is called a carry propagation because it is the term
associated with the propagation of carry from Ci to Ci+1
C0 = input carry
C1 = G0 + P0C0
C2= G1 + P1C1= G1 + P1(G0 + P0C0) = G1 + P1G0 + P1P0C0
C3 = G2 + P2C2 = G2 + P2G1+ P2P1G0 + P2P1P0C0

Since the boolean function for each output carry is expressed in sum of products,
each function can be implemented with one level of AND gates followed by an
OR gate(or by two levels NANAD). The three boolean functions for C1, C2, and
C3 are implemented in the Carry lookahead generator shown in figure.
Note that C3 does not have to wait for C2 and C1 to propagate. C3 is
propagated at the same time as C1 and C2
Carry Look Ahead Binary Adder
Carry Look Ahead Binary Adder

 All output carries are generated after a delay through two levels of
Gates. Thus, S1 through S2 have equal propagation delay times. The
Two level circuit for C4 is not shown
Adder-Subtractor Circuit
 The subtraction of unsigned numbers can be done
by means of complements. Subtraction of A- B can
be done by taking 2’s complement of B and adding
it to A
 Adder-Subtractor Circuit
M
B3 B2 B1 B0
A3 A2 A1 A0

S4

M signal is given as low(0) when circuit is to be used as binary adder

and it is given as high(1) when circuit is to be used as subtractor.
When M=0  S= A+B
When M= 1 S= A + (2’s Complement of B) = S= A-B
Adder-Subtractor Circuit
 Output V is for detecting overflow.
 Overflow occurs when carry into the msb is not equal to
carry out of msb
BCD to 7 Segment Decoder
 Self Study
Digital Comparator
 Comparators are made up from
standard AND, NOR and NOT gates that compare the
digital signals present at their input terminals and produce
an output depending upon the condition of those inputs.

1-bit Digital Comparator Circuit

Digital Comparator
 we can design larger bit comparators by cascading together n of
these and produce a n-bit comparator. Multi-bit comparators can be
constructed to compare whole binary or BCD words to produce an
output if one word is larger, equal to or less than the other.

Some commercially available digital comparators such as the TTL 74LS85 or CMOS
4063 4-bit magnitude comparator have additional input terminals that allow more
individual comparators to be “cascaded” together to compare words larger than 4-bits
with magnitude comparators of “n”-bits being produced. These cascading inputs are
connected directly to the corresponding outputs of the previous comparator
Exercise
 Design a Combinational Circuit with three inputs
and one output. The output is 1 when the binary
value of inputs is less then 3.
 Solution:
F= X’ Y’Z’ + X’Y’Z + X’YZ’
X Y Z F
0 0 0 1
0 0 1 1
0 1 0 1
0 1 1 0
1 0 0 0
1 0 1 0
1 1 0 0
1 1 1 0
Exercise
 Design a binary Multiplier that multiplies two 2-bit
numbers use AND gate and Half Adders
More Combinational Circuits
 BCD to Decimal Decoder
 BCD to Seven Segment Decoder
 Decimal to BCD encoder
 Octal to Binary Priority Encoder
 Parity Generator/Checker
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References
 M. Morris .Mano, Digital Design, Pearson, 2016
 D. K. Kaushik, Digital Electronics, D. R. Publ., 2005
 Floyed, Digital Fundamentals, 10th Ed, Pearson, 2011
 https://www.electronics-tutorials.ws/logic/logic_1.html
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