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Z= X.Y 1 1 1
OR GATE
TRUTH TABLE
X Y Z
0 0 0
0 1 1
SYMBOL
1 0 1
Z= X+Y 1 1 1
INVERTER (NOT) GATE
TRUTH TABLE
X Y X Y
0 1
SYMBOL
1 0
Y= X’
Universal Gate
• A universal gate is a gate which can be used to
build any logic circuit.
Types OF Universal Gates
There are two types of universal gates:
1. NAND Gate
2. NOR Gate
NAND Gate
AND NOT
+
NAND Gate
X
Y Z XY X Y
X Y Z
0 0 1
0 1 1
1 0 1
1 1 0
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NOR Gate
NOT
+
NOR Gate
X
Y
Z XY X Y
X Y Z
0 0 1
0 1 0
1 0 0
1 1 0
10
SPECIAL GATES
• There are two special gates:
• 1. Ex-OR Gate
• 2. Ex-NOR Gate
XOR Gate – Exclusive OR
X
Z X Y X Y X Y
Y
X Y Z
0 0 0
0 1 1
1 0 1
1 1 0
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XNOR Gate – Exclusive NOR
X
Z XY XY XY
Y
X Y Z
0 0 1
0 1 0
1 0 0
1 1 1
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