COMBINATIONAL LOGIC CIRCUITS

Logic circuits can be classified into two major categories:

(1) Combinational logic circuits and (2) Sequential logic circuits.
A combinational logic circuit is defined as a combination of logic
devices whose output is a function of the present values of the
input variables and independent of the previous values. That is, in
short, the outputs of a combinational logic circuit at any instant of
time are dependent only on the inputs present at that instant of
time. These circuits use logic gates like AND, OR, and NOT gates
and don’t have a memory characteristics.
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Input Combinational
Outputs
variables logic circuits
 Sequential Circuits
Sequential circuits have the property that the output
depends not only on the present input but also on the past
sequence of inputs.
A sequential circuit consists of a feedback path, and employs
some memory elements.
Combinational
outputs Memory outputs

Combinational Memory
logic elements

External inputs
 Flip Flop
A flip-flop or latch is a circuit that has two stable states
and can be used to store state information. A flip-flop is a
bistable multivibrator. The circuit can be made to change
state by signals applied to one or more control inputs and
will have one or two outputs. It is the basic storage
element in sequential logic.
Flip-flops and latches are used as data storage elements.
 Edge-Triggered SR, D, JK Flip-Flops

Flip-flops change state either at the positive edge (rising edge) or at the
negative edge (falling edge) of the clock signal.