Latches Lecture L8.1 Section 7.1 – Book Sect. 8.1– Handout
Sequential Logic Combinational Logic –Output depends only on current input Sequential Logic –Output depends not only on current input but also on past input values –Need some type of memory to remember the past input values
Cross-coupled Inverters State 1 State 2
!S-!R Latch !S !R Q !Q !S !R Q !Q X Y nand
!S-!R Latch !S !R Q !Q !S !R Q !Q X Y nand
!S-!R Latch !S !R Q !Q !S !R Q !Q X Y nand
!S-!R Latch !S !R Q !Q !S !R Q !Q X Y nand 1 0 Set
!S-!R Latch !S !R Q !Q !S !R Q !Q X Y nand 1 0 Set 1 0 Store
!S-!R Latch !S !R Q !Q !S !R Q !Q X Y nand 1 0 Set 1 0 Store
!S-!R Latch !S !R Q !Q !S !R Q !Q X Y nand 1 0 Set 1 0 Store
!S-!R Latch !S !R Q !Q !S !R Q !Q X Y nand 1 0 Set 1 0 Store 0 1 Reset
!S-!R Latch !S !R Q !Q !S !R Q !Q X Y nand 1 0 Set 1 0 Store 0 1 Reset
!S-!R Latch !S !R Q !Q !S !R Q !Q X Y nand 1 0 Set 1 0 Store 0 1 Reset 1 1 Disallowed Q 0 !Q 0
!S-!R Latch !S !R Q !Q !S !R Q !Q X Y nand 1 0 Set 1 0 Store 0 1 Reset 1 1 Disallowed Q 0 !Q 0 To close or lock with or as if with a latch, To catch or fasten
S-R Latch !S !R Q !Q S R CLK S R CLK !S !R Q !Q Q 0 !Q 0 Store Reset Set Disallowed X X Q 0 !Q 0 Store
D Latch Q !Q CLK D !S !R S R S R CLK Q !Q Q 0 !Q 0 Store Reset Set Disallowed X X 0 Q 0 !Q 0 Store X 0 Q 0 !Q 0 D CLK Q !Q
D Latch Q !Q CLK D !S !R S R X 0 Q 0 !Q 0 D CLK Q !Q Note that Q follows D when the clock in high, and is latched when the clock goes to zero.