Section I
FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS: Introduction, Digital Signals, Basic digital circuits
(AND Operation,
NOT Operation, OR Operation), NAND and NOR Operations, Exclusive - OR
Operation, Boolean
Algebra, Examples Of IC Gates.
NUMBER SYSTEMS AND CODES: Introduction, Number Systems, Binary Number
System(Binary to Decimal Conversion, Decimal to Binary Conversion), Signed Binary
Numbers(Sign Magnitude Representation, 1's Complement Representation, 2's
Complement
Representation), Binary Arithmetic (Binary Addition, Binary Subtraction, Binary
Multiplication,
Binary Division), 2's Complement Arithmetic (Subtraction using 2's Complement,
Addition/Subtraction using 2's Complement), Octal Number System(Octal to Decimal
Conversion,
Octal to Binary Conversion, Decimal to Octal Conversion, Binary to Octal Conversion,
Octal
Arithmetic, Applications of Octal Number System), Hexadecimal Number
System(Hexadecimal to
Decimal Conversion, Decimal to Hexadecimal Conversion, Hexadecimal to Binary
Conversion,
Binary to Hexadecimal Conversion, Conversion from HEX to Octal and vice versa,
Hexadecimal
Arithmetic), Codes (Straight Binary Code, Natural BCD Code, Excess-3 Code, Gray
Code, Octal
Code, Hexadecimal Code, Alphanumeric Code), Error Detecting and Error Correcting
Codes.
COMBINATIONAL LOGIC CIRCUITS: Introduction, Standard Representation for
Logical
Functions, Karnaugh Map Representations of Logical Functions (Representation of Truth
Table
on K-Map, Representation of Standard SOP Form on K-Map, Representation of Standard
POS
Form on K-Map),Simplification of Logical Functions Using K Map(Grouping two
adjacent Ones,
Grouping four adjacent Ones, Grouping 2,4 and 8 adjacent Ones), Minimization of
Logical
Functions Specified in Minterms/Maxterms or Truth Table (Minimization of SOP Form,
Minimization of POS Form), Minimization of Logical Functions not specified in
Minterms/Maxterms, Don't Care Conditions, Design Examples( Airthematic Circuits,
BCD to 7
Segment Decoder), EX-OR AND EX-NOR Simplification of K-Maps(Diagonal and
Offset
Adjacencies of Groups of Ones), Five and Six Variable K-Maps, Quine-Mc Cluskey
Minimization
Technique.
Section II
COMBINATIONAL LOGIC DESIGN USING MSI CIRCUITS: Introduction,
Multiplexers and Their
use in Combinational Logic Design ( Multiplexer, Combinational Logic Design Using
Multiplexers,
Multiplexer Tree), Demultiplexers/Decoders and their use in Combination Logic
Design(Demultiplexer, Demultiplexer Tree), Address and their use as Subtractors (Adder
with
Look Ahead Carry, Cascading of Adders, Subtraction Using Adder), BCD Arithmetic
(BCD Adder,
BCD Subtractor), Arithematic and Logic Unit(ALU).
FLIP FLOP's : Introduction, A 1-Bit Memory Cell, Clocked S-R Flip-Flop (Preset and
Clear), J-K
Flip-Flop (Race around Condition, Master Slave JK Flip Flop), D-Type Flip Flop, TType
Flip Flop,
Excitation Table of Flip Flop, Clocked Flip Flop Design (Conversion from one type of
Flip Flop to
Another Type), Edge Triggered Flip Flop's, Application of Flip Flop's (BounceElimination
Switch,
Registers, Counters, Random Access Memory).
Section III
SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORIES :Introduction, Memory Organization and Operation
(Write
Operation, Read Operation), Expanding Memory Size (Expanding Word Size, Expanding
Word
Capacity), Classification and Characteristics of Memories (Principle of Operations,
Physical
Characteristics, Mode Of Access, Fabrication Technology), Sequential Memory(Static
Shift
Register, Dynamic Shift Register), Read Only Memory (ROM Organization,
Programming
Mechanisms, ROM IC's), Read and Write Memory(Bipolar RAM Cell, MOS RAMs,
RAM ICs),
Content Addressable Memory(Operation of CAM), Charge Coupled Device
Memory(BAsic
Concept of CCD, Operation of CCD, A Practical CCD Memory Device).