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A P P E N D I X

The Basics of Logic Design

I always loved that word, Boolean.

Claude Shannon

IEEE Spectrum, April 1992 (Shannon’s master’s thesis showed that the algebra invented by George Boole in the 1800s could represent the workings of electrical switches.)

B.1Introduction

B.2Gates, Truth Tables, and Logic Equations

B.3Combinational Logic

B.4Using a Hardware Description Language

B.5Constructing a Basic Arithmetic Logic Unit

B.6Faster Addition: Carry Lookahead

B.7Clocks

B.8Memory Elements: Flip-Flops, Latches, and Registers

B.9Memory Elements: SRAMs and DRAMs

B.10Finite-State Machines

B.11Timing Methodologies

B.12Field Programmable Devices

B.13Concluding Remarks

B.14Exercises

B.1Introduction

This appendix provides a brief discussion of ...

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