DIGITAL LOGIC DESIGN

Symbol, Expression, Truth

Table and Function of Gates
 GATES
• Seven types of Gates are ;
i) NOT Gate
ii) OR Gate
iii) AND Gate
iv) NOR Gate
v) NAND Gate
vi) Exclusive OR Gate
vii) Exclusive NOR Gate

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 NOR Gate
• This Gate has two or more inputs and only one
output
• Function: If logic 1 is applied to any one or more
inputs of a NOR Gate then it produces Low output
and if logic 0 is applied to all the inputs then it
produces High output
• It is given the name ‘NOR’ because it is ‘Not OR’,
in short ‘NOR’
• Function of NOR is opposite to that of OR Gate

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 NOR Gate
• Expression: Y = /(A + B)
(where Y = o/p, A & B are i/ps)

• Truth Table: Inputs Output

A B Y
0 0 1
0 1 0
1 0 0
1 1 0
• Symbol:
Input A Input B
Output Y

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 NAND Gate
• This Gate has two or more inputs and only
one output
• Function: If logic 0 is applied to any one or
more inputs of a NAND Gate then it produces
High output and if logic 1 is applied to all the
inputs then it produces Low output
• It is given the name ‘NAND’ because it is
‘Not AND’, in short NAND
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 NAND Gate
• Expression: Y = /(A . B)
(where Y = o/p, A & B are i/ps)

• Truth Table: Inputs Output

A B Y
0 0 1
0 1 1
1 0 1
1 1 0
• Symbol:
Input A Input B
Output Y

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 NOR & NAND Gates
• Because of their special property both of these

gates are independently called as

‘Universal Gates’

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