Combinational Logic Ciruits

The digital logic circuits whose outputs can be determined using the logic
function of current state input are combinational logic circuits, hence, these are
also called as time independent logic circuits.
Thus, these combinational digital logic circuits dont have the capability to store a
state inside them.
Hence, the combinational logic circuits do not contain any memory elements.
The arithmetic operations performed on the date stored data in the computers
are done using combinational logic circuits.
The combinational digital logic circuits are fundamentally implemented using
different types of devices such as multiplexers, demultiplexers, encoders,
decoders, half adder, and full adders.
The components of arithmetic and logic unit of the computers are generally
comprised of combinational digital logic circuits.
The independent working states of the combinational logic circuits are
represented with Boolean algebra and after simplification by using NOR, NOT,
and NAND gates the circuit can be implemented.
The combinational digital circuits dont require any feedbacks.
The combinational logic circuits are independent of the clock.
As there are no clocks used in these digital logic circuits, they do not need any
triggering.
The combinational logic circuits behavior can be defined by using the set of
output functions.
In general, sum of products or products of sums method is used for the
construction of combinational logic.

Sequential Logic Circuits

The digital logic circuits whose outputs can be determined using the logic
function of current state inputs and past state inputs are called as sequential
logic circuits.
These sequential digital logic circuits are capable to retain the earlier state of the
system based on the current inputs and earlier state.
Hence, unlike the combinational logic circuits, these sequential digital logic
circuits are capable of storing the data in a digital circuit.
The sequential logic circuits contain memory elements.
The latch is considered as the simplest element used to retain the earlier
memory or state in the sequential digital logic.
Latches can also be called as flip-flops, but, if we consider the true structural
form, then it can be considered as a combinational circuit with one or more than
one outputs fed back as inputs.
These sequential digital logic circuits are used in maximum types of memory
elements and also in finite state machines, which are digital circuit models with
finite possible states.
 The maximum number of sequential logic circuits uses a clock for triggering the
flip flops operation.
If the flip flop in the digital logic circuit is triggered, then the circuit is called as
synchronous sequential circuit and the other circuits (which are simultaneously
not triggered) are called as asynchronous sequential circuits.
The sequential digital logic circuits utilize the feedbacks from outputs to inputs.
The sequential logic circuits behavior can be defined by using the set of output
functions and set of next state or memory functions.
In practical digital logic circuits, combinational digital logic circuits and sequential
digital logic circuits are used.