Combinational

Logic Circuit
Lecture 8
Aathika Salam
 Multiplexer
▪ A Multiplexer (MUX) is a device in digital electronics that selects one of several input signals and
forwards the selected input into a single line.

▪ The selection of the input line is controlled by additional inputs known as select lines.

▪ SELECT INPUTS (aka ADDRESS LINES)- used by the mux to determine which data inputs will be
switched to the output.
The number of select lines determines how many inputs the MUX can
handle.

A MUX with n select lines can handle 2 n inputs.

Applications of Multiplexer
▪ Used in communication systems to carry multiple signals over a single
data line.

▪ In computers, a MUX helps in sending data from various parts of the

memory to the processor along a single path or connection.

▪ In networking hardware like switches and routers, MUXes are utilized

to route data packets between different parts of a network.
4 X 1 MUX
4 X 1 MUX

Boolean Expression
8 X 1 MUX
Think How to
Design 8X1
MUX Using
4X1 MUX?
Demultiplexer
• DEMUX does the reverse operation of a Multiplexer (MUX),
distributing one input signal to multiple outputs.

• A Demultiplexer (DEMUX) is a device used in digital electronics that

takes a single input signal and routes it to one of several output lines.
It has single input, ‘n’ selection lines and maximum of
2n outputs.
1 X 4 DEMUX
1 X 4 DEMUX
1 X 8 DEMUX
Think How to
Design 1X8
DEMUX Using
1X4 DEMUX?
THANK YOU!