METHODS OF

DESIGNING LOGIC
CIRCUITS

SOP & POS METHODS

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When to opt which method?
• From a given Truth Table we can extract or
obtain both the type of expressions,
SOP & POS

• So, if in a given Truth Table number of High

outputs is less than the number of low outputs,
then its better to opt SOP method, and

• If number of Low outputs is less than the number

of High outputs then its better to opt POS method

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 EXPLANATION
• It is because if we have less number of High
outputs in the truth table, then there would be
less number of ‘Products’ or ‘ANDed terms’ and we
can make a simpler & smaller expression of SOP
type

• Otherwise, if in the same table we go for Low

outputs (which are more in number than High
outputs) then we would have more ‘Sums’ i.e
more ‘Ored terms’ and there would be a complex
and larger expression of POS type

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 EXPLANATION
• Same is the case with less number of Low
outputs and in this situation we get a
simpler POS expression than a SOP
expression

• And if we have equal number of High &

Low outputs in a table, then we can
choose any one of the two methods

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EXAMPLE….Consider the following truth table
with three inputs A,B,C and Y as a output. Make expressions of
both the types (SOP & POS).

A B C Y
0 0 0 0
0 0 1 1
0 1 0 1
0 1 1 0
1 0 0 0
1 0 1 1
1 1 0 1
1 1 1 0 5
 Contd…
SOP EXPRESSION:

Y = (A.B.C)+(A.B.C)+(A.B.C)+(A.B.C)

POS EXPRESSION:

Y = (A+B+C).(A+B+C).(A+B+C)

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 Designing Logic Circuits
• Tasks:
• From the above expressions design
SOP & POS type Logic circuits
• For the same truth table can you use
MUX?
• If Yes, then How? Show
• If No, then, why? Reason

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 Designing Logic Circuits
• Design a logic circuit based on your knowledge of
Digital logic for the following problem;

• A bulb is installed in a staircase of a house with

Ground plus two floors (i.e Ground, first & second
floors). It is required to operate the bulb by all
the three floors with a separate switch on each
floor, when required

• Design a logic circuit to operate the bulb as

mentioned above

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