The modern world is overrun with electronic equipment, handling huge quantities of data. At the heart of this scenario lies the digital circuitry, which provides the powerful intelligence needed. Thus, there is an increasing need for design engineers in this expanding area. This text starts from basic ideas of logical gates, and progresses through to advanced concepts of digital systems. Each chapter comes with a wealth of illustrative examples and assignment questions for lecture-room use. Contents List of Digital Circuit Design Chapter 1 Introduction to Digital Systems and Logic Gates 1.1 The transition from analogue to digital signals 1.2 Digital logic levels 1.3 The concept of gates 1.4 The AND gate 1.5 The OR gate 1.6 The XOR gate (Exclusive-OR) 1.7 The NOT gate 1.8 Bubbled gates 1.9 The NOR gate 1.10 The NAND gate 1.11 The XNOR gate Chapter 2 Boolean Algebra 2.1 Introducing Boolean algebra 2.2 The AND operation in Boolean algebra 2.3 The OR operation in Boolean algebra 2.4 The XOR operation in Boolean algebra 2.5 The NOT function in Boolean algebra 2.6 Examples of Boolean calculations 2.7 Theorems of Boolean algebra Chapter 3 Combinational Logic 3.1 Illustrations of combinational logic 3.2 Developing Boolean expressions for combinational circuits 3.3 The importance of minimisation 3.4 Karnaugh maps (K-maps) 3.5 Summary of K-map looping rules 3.6 "Can't Happen" states 3.7 Static hazards Chapter 4 Number Systems 4.1 Types of numerical system 4.2 The Decimal number system 4.3 The Binary system 4.4 Binary-to-Decimal conversion 4.5 Decimal-to-binary conversion 4.6 Binary operations 4.7 The Hexadecimal number system Chapter 5 Adders, Subtractors and Multipliers 5.1 Arithmetic in digital circuits 5.2 The half adder 5.3 The full adder 5.4 The parallel binary adder (Ripple carry parallel adder) 5.5 The half subtractor 5.6 The full subtractor 5.7 Multipliers Chapter 6 Multiplexers and Decoders 6.1 Comparators 6.2 Multiplexers 6.3 Demultiplexers 6.4 Encoders 6.5 Decoders Chapter 7 Latches and Flip-Flops 7.1 Introducing time into logic circuits 7.2 The bistable multivibrator (Flip-flop) 7.3 The SR latch 7.4 The SR flip-flop 7.5 The T-type flip-flop 7.6 The D-type flip-flop (Data latch) 7.7 The JK flip-flop 7.8 The Master-Slave JK flip-flop 7.9 Preset and Clear inputs 7.10 Integrated circuit flip-flops Chapter 8 Shift Registers 8.1 Basic shift register functions 8.2 Serial-in serial-out shift registers 8.3 Serial-in parallel-out shift registers 8.4 Parallel-in serial-out shift registers 8.5 Parallel-in parallel-out shift registers 8.6 Bidirectional shift registers 8.7 Shift register counters Chapter 9 Multivibrators and Timers 9.1 What are multivibrators? 9.2 Astable multivibrators 9.3 The monostable multivibrator 9.4 The 555 timer 9.5 Applications of the 555 timer Chapter 10 Counters 10.1 Introducing counters 10.2 Asynchronous counter operation 10.3 Synchronous counter operation 10.4 Up/down synchronous counters 10.5 Cascaded counters 10.6 Counter decoding 10.7 Counter applications conversion Chapter 11 Memories and Data Storage 11.1 Memory types 11.2 Classification by fabrication technology 11.3 Memory terminology 11.4 ROM (Read-Only Memory) 11.5 RAM (Random-Access Memory) Chapter 12 Design of Digital Integrated Circuits (ICs) 12.1 Logic families 12.2 Electrical characteristics of digital ICs margin 12.3 RTL and DTL families 12.4 The TTL logic family 12.5 The ECL logic family 12.6 The I2L logic family 12.7 The MOSFET logic family 12.8 CMOS circuits gates

The author is the leading programming language designer of our time and in this book, based on a course for 2nd-year students at, he closes the gap between hardware and software design. He encourages students to put the theory to work in exercises that include lab work culminating in the design of a simple yet complete computer. In short, a modern introduction to designing circuits using state-of-the-art technology and a concise, easy to master hardware description language (Lola).

This practical introduction explains exactly how digital circuits are designed, from the basic circuit to the advanced system. It covers combinational logic circuits, which collect logic signals, to sequential logic circuits, which embody time and memory to progress through sequences of states. The primer also highlights digital arithmetic and the integrated circuits that implement the logic functions.Based on the author's extensive experience in teaching digital electronics to undergraduates, the book translates theory directly into practice and presents the essential information in a compact, digestible style. Worked problems and examples are accompanied by abbreviated solutions, with demonstrations to ensure that the design material and the circuits' operation are fully understood.This is essential reading for any electronic or electrical engineering student new to digital electronics and requiring a succinct yet comprehensive introduction.

"Digital Design provides a modern approach to learning the increasingly important topic of digital systems design. The text's focus on register-transfer-level design and present-day applications not only leads to a better appreciation of computers and of today's ubiquitous digital devices, but also provides for a better understanding of careers involving digital design and embedded system design. The book's key features include: An emphasis on register-transfer-level (RTL) design, the level at which most digital design is practiced today, giving readers a modern perspective of the field's applicability. Yet, coverage stays bottom-up and concrete, starting from basic transistors and gates, and moving step-by-step up to more complex components. Extensive use of basic examples to teach and illustrate new concepts, and of application examples, such as pacemakers, ultrasound machines, automobiles, and cell phones, to demonstrate the immediate relevance of the concepts. Separation of basic design from optimization, allowing development of a solid understanding of basic design, before considering the more advanced topic of optimization. Flexible organization, enabling early or late coverage of optimization methods or of HDLs, and enabling choice of VHDL, Verilog, or SystemC HDLs. Career insights and advice from designers with varying levels of experience. A clear bottom-up description of field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). About the Author: Frank Vahid is a Professor of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of California, Riverside. He holds Electrical Engineering and Computer Science degrees; has worked/consulted for Hewlett Packard, AMCC, NEC, Motorola, and medical equipment makers; holds 3 U.S. patents; has received several teaching awards; helped setup UCR's Computer Engineering program; has authored two previous textbooks; and has published over 120 papers on digital design topics (automation, architecture, and low-power).

This practical, tool-independent guide to designing digital circuits takes a unique, top-down approach, reflecting the nature of the design process in industry. Starting with architecture design, the book comprehensively explains the why and how of digital circuit design, using the physics designers need to know, and no more.

This student friendly, practical and example-driven book gives students a solid foundation in the basics of digital circuits and design. The fundamental concepts of digital electronics such as analog/digital signals and waveforms, digital information and digital integrated circuits are discussed in detail using relevant pedagogy

This textbook for core courses in Electronic Circuit Design teaches students the design and application of a broad range of analog electronic circuits in a comprehensive and clear manner. Readers will be enabled to design complete, functional circuits or systems. The authors first provide a foundation in the theory and operation of basic electronic devices, including the diode, bipolar junction transistor, field effect transistor, operational amplifier and current feedback amplifier. They then present comprehensive instruction on the design of working, realistic electronic circuits of varying levels of complexity, including power amplifiers, regulated power supplies, filters, oscillators and waveform generators. Many examples help the reader quickly become familiar with key design parameters and design methodology for each class of circuits. Each chapter starts from fundamental circuits and develops them step-by-step into a broad range of applications of real circuits and systems. Written to be accessible to students of varying backgrounds, this textbook presents the design of realistic, working analog electronic circuits for key systems; Includes worked examples of functioning circuits, throughout every chapter, with an emphasis on real applications; Includes numerous exercises at the end of each chapter; Uses simulations to demonstrate the functionality of the designed circuits; Enables readers to design important electronic circuits including amplifiers, power supplies and oscillators.

Unlike books currently on the market, this book attempts to satisfy two goals: combine circuits and electronics into a single, unified treatment, and establish a strong connection with the contemporary world of digital systems. It will introduce a new way of looking not only at the treatment of circuits, but also at the treatment of introductory coursework in engineering in general. Using the concept of ''abstraction,'' the book attempts to form a bridge between the world of physics and the world of large computer systems. In particular, it attempts to unify electrical engineering and computer science as the art of creating and exploiting successive abstractions to manage the complexity of building useful electrical systems. Computer systems are simply one type of electrical systems.+Balances circuits theory with practical digital electronics applications.+Illustrates concepts with real devices.+Supports the popular circuits and electronics course on the MIT OpenCourse Ware from which professionals worldwide study this new approach.+Written by two educators well known for their innovative teaching and research and their collaboration with industry.+Focuses on contemporary MOS technology.

Appropriate for a first or second course in digital logic design. This newly revised book blends academic precision and practical experience in an authoritative introduction to basic principles of digital design and practical requirements in both board-level and VLSI systems. With over twenty years of experience in both industrial and university settings, the author covers the most widespread logic design practices while building a solid foundation of theoretical and engineering principles for students to use as they go forward in this fast moving field.

A unique, practical approach to the design of high-speed digital circuit boards The demand for ever-faster digital circuit designs is beginning to render the circuit theory used by engineers ineffective. Digital Circuit Boards presents an alternative to the circuit theory approach, emphasizing energy flow rather than just signal interconnection to explain logic circuit behavior. The book shows how treating design in terms of transmission lines will ensure that the logic will function, addressing both storage and movement of electrical energy on these lines. It covers transmission lines in all forms to illustrate how trace geometry defines where the signals can travel, then goes on to examine transmission lines as energy sources, the true nature of decoupling, types of resonances, ground bounce, cross talk, and more. Providing designers with the tools they need to lay out digital circuit boards for fast logic and to get designs working the first time around, Digital Circuit Boards: Reviews in simple terms the basic physics necessary to understand fast logic design Debunks the idea that electrical conductors carry power and signals, showing that signal travels in the spaces, not the traces, of circuit boards Explains logic circuit behavior through real-time analysis involving the fields and waves that carry signal and energy Provides new information on how ground/power planes work Outlines a software program for solving energy flow in complex networks