Introduction to Digital Electronics

This text takes the student from the very basics of digital electronics to an introduction of state-of-the-art techniques used in the field. It is ideal for any engineering or science student who wishes to study the subject from its basic principles as well as serving as a guide to more advanced topics for readers already familiar with the subject. The coverage is sufficiently in-depth to allow the reader to progress smoothly onto higher level texts.

1st/2nd year electrical and electronic engineering undergraduates. Undergraduate mechanical engineers, computer scientists, physicists. Also industrial craft training courses.

Introduction and Basic Principles - introduction Boolean algebra Number systems Combinational Logic - Introduction Sum of products representation The negative logic approach Minimalisation Common combinational circuits The 4-bit adder; a design example Systollic (iterative) arrays General sums of products circuits Hazards in combinational circuits Fault diagnosis Sequential ciruits - Introduction Asynchronous sequential circuits Flip flops Registers Counters Synchronous sequential circuits Choosing a Means of Implementation - Introduction Technology The level of integration Possible Design Routes - Discrete implementation PAL, PLA, EPLD implementation Mask programmable gate arrays Field programmable gate arrays Standard cell Full custom VHDL Digital Meets Analogue Index.