1.4 GLOSSARY OF TERMS, EXPRESSIONS, AND ABBREVIATIONS 15
Flow table: a tabular realization of a state diagram representing the sequential nature of
an FSM.
Fly state: a state (in a state diagram) whose only purpose is to remove a race condition.
A buffer state.
Forward bias: a voltage applied to a p–n junction diode in a direction as to cause the
diode to conduct (turn ON).
FPGA: field programmable gate array.
FPLA: field programmable logic array.
FPLS: field programmable logic sequencer.
Free set: variables of a function not used as the bond set in CRMT forms.
Frequency, f: the number of waveform cycles per unit time in Hz or s
−1
.
Frequency division: the reduction of frequency by a factor of f/n usually by means of
a binary counter, where n is the number ...