METHODS OF

DESIGNING LOGIC
CIRCUITS
SOP METHOD
(SUM OF PRODUCTS)

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 SOP method
• By this method we can draw a simplified
logic circuit for a given truth table or
Boolean expression.

• It is the logical sum of those fundamental

products that produce High output in the
truth table. The corresponding logic circuit
is called as AND-OR Logic circuit.

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…..EXPLANATION
• Given a truth table, we identify the
fundamental ‘Products’ needed for a logic
design. Then by ‘summing up the
products’, that is by ‘ORing' these
products we can get ‘Sum of Products’
expression/equation corresponding to a
given truth table.
• Note that in SOP method the fundamental
products produce a High output for the
corresponding input combination
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EXAMPLE….Consider the following truth table
with three inputs A,B,C and Y as a output. Locating each High
o/p and writing the fundamental product as follows.

A B C Y
0 0 0 0
Y=A.B.C
0 0 1 1
0 1 0 0
0 1 1 0
1 0 0 0
1 0 1 1 Y=A.B.C

1 1 0 0
Y=A.B.C
1 1 1 1 4
Contd…
In order to get the sum of product
expression we need to OR the fundamental
Products as follows:

Y = (A.B.C)+(A.B.C)+(A.B.C)

ORing

This is the required Sum of Products

equation
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 Designing a LOGIC CIRCUIT
SUM OF PRODUCTS EQUATION:

A B C Y = (A.B.C)+(A.B.C)+(A.B.C)

A.B.C

A.B.C Y

A.B.C

This is the required logic circuit 6