A collection of 7 posts
Basic logic gates operate on two inputs. Real systems operate on many more. A memory address decoder may need to AND together 20 signal lines. A parity generator must XOR...
In the architecture of digital computation, some components are not merely useful; they are foundational. They are the primitive ideas upon which all complexity is built. The AND gate is...
In 1703, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz published a paper describing a number system that uses only two symbols: 0 and 1. He was not building a computer. He was searching for...
In the theater of digital logic, where complex operations are built from the simplest of parts, one component plays the role of the fundamental contrarian. It is the dissenter, the...
If the AND gate is the stern gatekeeper demanding unanimous consent, the OR gate is its democratic counterpart. It listens to a chorus of inputs and declares a "yes" if...
In digital logic, we often celebrate the gate that finds differences: the XOR gate. But what about its equally important counterpart? What about the gate that confirms identity, finds harmony,...
In digital computing, from the simplest pocket calculator to the most complex supercomputer, every decision, every calculation, and every operation boils down to a series of "yes" or "no" questions....
