NAND Gate
A NAND gate is a combination of an AND gate followed by a NOT gate. It outputs a 0 only when all its inputs are 1; otherwise, it outputs 1.
Symbol and Truth Table
NAND Gate
Universal Logic Gates
A logic gate is an active electronic component that uses one or more inputs to produce an output based on the bolean algebra each gate is designed to perform. Though there are various types of gates including AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR etc.. NAND and NOR gates are a little special. NAND gate and NOR gate can be termed as universal logic gates since any arbitrary Boolean function can be implemented using NAND gate or NOR gate alone. This makes NAND and NOR universal gates for developing every other digital logic gates in the technological world.
In this particular article, we have a given a detailed description of universal logic gates. We will understand the way in which other all logical gates such as NOT, AND, OR, XOR, and XNOR gates can be implemented using NAND or NOR gates alone.
Table of Content
- What are Universal Gates?
- NAND Gate
- NOR Gate
- Realizing Basic Gates Using NAND and NOR
- Implementing Basic Gates using NAND Gate
- Implementing Basic Gates using NOR Gate
- Applications of Universal Logic Gates