Circuit Structures:

In general, the functions of different stages of any gate are identical to those of inverter and NAND gates. It is good to recall, though, that many logic functions are implemented by the real connections made in a circuit structure. Recall, for illustration, the input phase of the inverter.

The input transistor T₁ acts as a current steering and amplifying phase. It is T₂ which essentially functions the inversion. Therefore, in TTL structures, the configuration of transistors shown in figure below will always execute an inverting operation.

Figure: Inverting Structure

Remember, as well, the input structure of NAND gate. The input combination of multiple emitters functions a logical AND operation on inputs in the current steering mechanism. This is T₂ which performs the inversion to provide an overall NAND operation.

Figure: ‘AND’ Structure

Let consider a final structure where two transistors are basically joined in parallel with a common load as shown in figure below. Principally, if either transistor is turned on, it will conduct and draw current via the load making the output go low. Only whenever both transistors are OFF, tending to make the output HI individually, will the output really be HI. This is an AND operation and the connection is termed to as a wired and connection. This circuit structure is equal to two inverters on the input of an AND gate that is logically equivalent to an NOR structure as can be seen from the figure and table shown below:

Figure: ‘OR’ Structure 

Figure: Logical Equivalent of ‘Or’ ing (NOR) Structure

Standard TTL 74-Series Logic Gates:

The figures below show complete circuit schematic diagrams for some of the fundamental logic gates in the Standard TTL 7400 series with usual component values comprised. The diodes shown on the inputs are protection diodes for input transistors. Such prevent negative voltages being developed at input terminals due to ringing on inductive lines employed to join gates altogether. Large, negative spikes at input would tend to over bias the base-emitter junction of input transistors and destroy them. Such voltages are clamped to a diode drop by input protection diodes.

A) Inverter 7404

B) NAND Gate 7400       

C) NOR Gate 7402

Transistor pairs T₁ + T₂ and T₅ + T₆ form the inverters to inputs. The parallel connection of the collectors of T₂ and T₆ gives a wired AND function as previously explained. The output phase, T₃ + T₄, is as before. This gives the function:

a‾.b‾ = (a+b)‾

That is the NOR operation.

D) AND-OR-INVERT Gate 7451:

This is really a combination of NAND and NOR gate structures. The multiple emitter input transistors T₁ and T₅ execute an AND function on their individual inputs. The following transistors T₂ and T₆ invert the AND functions. The parallel connection of T₂ and T₆ gives the wired AND function as in NOR gate. The overall condition is equivalent to that shown in figure below. The notable feature of this gate is that it permits Boolean functions to be implemented in sum-of-products form in a single gate with a propagation delay equivalent to that of an inverter. The inversion of function can be corrected for by implementing 0 terms of function instead of 1s.

Figure: Logical Equivalent of AND-OR-INVERT Structure

E) EXCLUSIVE-OR Gate 7486:

This can be seen that T₁ to T₆ of this structure is similar to that of A-O-I Gate and executes the same logical operation. Transistors T₇ + T₈ and T₉ + T₁₀ just comprise an inversion on one pair of inputs. The circuit is logically equal to the structure shown in figure below that is seen to offer an exclusive-OR operation.

Figure: Logical Equivalent of Exclusive OR Gate Structure

Figure: Schematic Diagram of 7404 Standard TTL Inverter

Figure: Schematic Diagram of 7400 Standard TTL NAND Gate

Figure: Schematic Diagram of 7402 Standard TTL NOR Gate

 

Figure: Schematic Diagram of 7451 Standard TTL AND-OR-INVERT Gate

Figure: Schematic Diagram of 7486 Standard TTL EXCLUSIVE-OR Gate

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