AND, OR, NOT, LOGIC GATES

Picture Truth Table Description

A B C
0 0 0
0 1 0 Fig 1: AND Gate
1 0 0 The output C is:
1 1 1
C=A*B

A B C
0 0 0
Fig 2: OR Gate
0 1 1
1 0 1 The output C is:
1 1 1
C=A+B

A A
Fig 3: NOT Gate
1 0
0 1 The output A is:

A=A

NAND AND NOR GATES

NAND and NOR gates are the most used gates in logic circuits. It may be interesting to note that both of
them implement the NOT function, in addition to AND and OR: that is due to the fact they were built out
of NPN transistors (the silicon type). Fact is, the NAND and NOR gates were the first ICs used to
implement Combinational Logic Networks.

NAND, NOR LOGIC GATES

Picture Truth Table Description

 A B C
Fig 4: NAND Gate
0 0 1
0 1 1 The output C is:
1 0 1 C=A*B
1 1 0
The NAND gate is equivalent to an
OR gate having negated inputs

A B C
Fig 5: NOR Gate
0 0 1
0 1 0 The output C is:
1 0 0 C=A+B
1 1 0
The NOR gate is equivalent to an
AND gate having negated inputs

XOR GATES

The XOR Gate is presented separately, because we have discovered few books where this gate is explained
incorrectly. The XOR gate it is one of the most important, therefore it is mandatory to understand it very
well.

XOR LOGIC GATE

Picture Truth Table Description

A B C
0 0 0
Fig 6: XOR Gate
0 1 1
1 0 1 The output C is:
1 1 0 C = A*B + B*A