Problems on Noise Margin

e x e r c i s e 5.8 A logic gate obeys a static discipline with the following

voltage levels: VIH = 3.5 V, VOH = 4.3 V, VIL = 1.5 V, and VOL = 0.9 V. (a)
What range of voltages will be treated as invalid under this discipline?
(b) What are its noise margins?

e x e r c i s e 5.9 Consider a family of logic gates that operates under the

static discipline with the following voltage thresholds: VIL = 1.5 V, VOL =
0.5 V, VIH = 3.5 V, and VOH = 4.4 V.

a) What is the highest voltage that must be interpreted by a receiver as a

logical 0?
b) What is the lowest voltage that must be interpreted by a receiver as a
logical 1?
c) Does this choice of voltage thresholds offer any immunity to noise? If
so, determine the noise margins.
e x e r c i s e 5.10 Consider a family of logic gates that operates under
the static discipline with the following voltage thresholds: VIL = VOL =
0.5 V and VIH = VOH = 4.4 V.

a) What is the highest voltage that must be interpreted by a receiver as a

logical 0?
b) What is the lowest voltage that must be interpreted by a receiver as a
logical 1?
c) Does this choice of voltage thresholds offer any immunity to noise?

p r o b l e m 5.13 Consider a family of logic gates that operates under the

static discipline with the following voltage thresholds: VOL = 0.5 V, VIL
= 1.6 V, VOH = 4.4 V, and VIH = 3.2 V.

a) What is the highest voltage that must be interpreted by a receiver as a

logical 0?
b) What is the lowest voltage that must be interpreted by a receiver as a
logical 1?
c) Does this choice of voltage thresholds offer any immunity to noise?
 Problems on Boolean Expressions and Truth Table

e x e r c i s e 5.1 Write a boolean expression for the following statement:

‘‘Z is TRUE if either X or Y is FALSE, otherwise Z is FALSE.’’ Write a
truth table for this expression.

e x e r c i s e 5.2 Write a boolean expression for the following statement:

‘‘Z is FALSE if either X or Y is FALSE, otherwise Z is TRUE.’’ Write a
truth table for this expression.

p r o b l e m 5.1 Derive a truth table and a boolean expression that

describes the operation of each digital circuit shown in Figure.