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Digital Electronics

Logic gates, Boolean algebra, combinational circuits, sequential logic, memory, clocks, and digital state.

By Siddhant Krishna · Published 2026-10-06 · Updated 2026-10-06

01

Logic

Digital systems represent information using discrete states. Boolean logic provides the mathematical foundation for operations such as AND, OR, NOT, XOR, and their combinations.

02

Combinational Logic

  • Multiplexers select among inputs.
  • Decoders map encoded inputs to output states.
  • Adders perform arithmetic.
  • Comparators determine relationships between values.
  • Logic networks implement arbitrary Boolean functions.

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Sequential Logic

Sequential circuits contain state, meaning their outputs depend on present inputs and previous behavior.

  • Latches.
  • Flip-flops.
  • Registers.
  • Counters.
  • Finite-state machines.
  • Memory arrays.

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Digital Timing

Real digital circuits are physical systems with propagation delay, setup time, hold time, clock skew, metastability, and signal-integrity constraints.

References

  1. MIT OpenCourseWare, undergraduate foundations of analog and digital electronic circuits.
    https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/6-002-circuits-and-electronics-spring-2007/
  2. Sedra & Smith, Oxford University Press, comprehensive treatment of analog and digital electronics.
    https://global.oup.com/ushe/product/microelectronic-circuits-9780190853464

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