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Logic Functions
Contents
• What are Logic gates
• Different types of Logic gates
• Universality of universal logic gates
What is Logic gate?
• Logic gates are the basic building blocks of any digital system.
• Basic logic gates are AND gate, OR gate, NOT gate etc.
Logic gates
• Primary logic gates
– AND Gate
– OR Gate
– NOT Gate
• Universal gates
– NAND Gate
– NOR Gate
• Special gates
– XOR Gate
– XNOR Gate
AND Gate
A circuit which performs an AND operation. It has n input (n >= 2) and
one output.
A B A.B
0 0 0
0 1 0
1 0 0
1 1 1
DeMorgan's Theorem
• French mathematician DeMorgan formulated 2
theorems in 1953 & they are known as DeMorgan’s
Theorems.
• For 2 variables A & B,
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• For 3 variables A, B & C
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DeMorgan's Theorem
DeMorgan's Theorem