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Why we use LATCH CIRCUITS in digital ?

 

A common term in digital is latch and hold. The idea is to capture a moving number so we slow humans can see it. It is also used a lot in displays to keep it stable between updates.

Latches are basically flip flops of various types.

 

i am a new learner in this world & also this forum.
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Why we use LATCH CIRCUITS in digital ?

With latch circuits we can create memory and store data, an example is the RAM we use in our PC's.

 

A latch circuit is not a flip-flop. It is a memory circuit made from combinatorial devices, but it is fundamentally different. The basic definition has two inputs, called Data (D) and Latch Enable (LE). It has one output(Q). The usual implementation calls for Q to be equal to D when LE is high and for Q to hold its value when LE is low.

Q = (D & LE) | (Q & LE*)

If you draw a Karnaugh map of this equation you can see the possibility of a hazard or race condition. To avoid this hazard we add a completely redundant covering term and the hazard goes away. The new latch equation becomes

Q = (D & LE) | (Q & LE*) | (D & Q)

The redundant covering term (D & Q) removes the hazard. Cool beans! eh?

 

Well, a latch CAN be a D-type flip flop, if a data item is placed on the D input and the clock is toggled, the data will be latched into the flip flop.

A latching shift register with parallel inputs and serial output is very useful for determining which of numerous data lines may have been responsible for triggering an event. A CMOS CD4021B IC is an example of this type of latching shift register.

It is comprised of numerous D-type flip flops.

 

The term "latch" usually describes a memory device that is NOT clocked, unlike a flip-flop, which is edge-sensitive.

 

There are some interesting information on latch circuit types and their various application contained in the AAC ebook here.

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