Transistor Switching and Sequential Circuits presents the basic ideas involved in the construction of computers, instrumentation, pulse communication systems, and automation. This book discusses the design procedure for sequential circuits. Organized into two parts encompassing eight chapters, this book begins with an overview of the ways on how to generate the types of waveforms needed in digital circuits, principally ramps, square waves, and delays. This text then considers the behavior of some simple circuits, including the inverter, the emitter follower, and the long-tailed pair. Other chapters examine the significant methods of producing non-sinusoidal waveforms, such as saw-tooth waves or square waves. This book discusses as well the procedures in organizing a circuit, which can be used in more complex applications than in the design of counters. The final chapter deals with the principle of machine multiplication. This book is a valuable resource for students engaged in the design and construction of digital or switching circuits.

PrefacePart I. Waveform Generation Principal Symbols Used Chapter 1. Properties of Transistors a Brief Physical Description of Transistors The D.C. Equations of a Transistor Some Particular Solutions of D.C. Transistor Equations Transient Response of a Transistor The Transient Switching Parameters of a Transistor Response times Temperature Effects and Power Dissipation Problems Chapter 2. Some Basic Circuits The Inverter The Emitter Follower Or Buffer The Long-Tailed Pair Problems Chapter 3. Waveform Generation and Wave Shaping Rectangular Waveform Generation a Current-Steered Multivibrator Triggered Pulse Generators Sawtooth Waveform Generators Level Detectors ProblemsPart II. Combinational and Sequential Circuits Graphical Symbols Chapter 4. Combinational Circuits Boolean Algebra The Karnaugh Map Combinational Circuits Encoders and Code Translators Practical Combinational Circuits Problems Chapter 5. Bistable Elements for Sequential Circuits Triggered and Master-Slave Flip-Flops The Design of Flip-Flop Circuits The Binary Modified Flip-Flops Chapter 6. The Design of Sequential Circuits Introduction Decade Counters Using Triggered Flip-Flops Decade Counters Using Level Sensitive Circuits Chapter 7. Generalized Sequential Circuit Design Digit Representation Secondary Circuits Sequential Circuit Design Race-Hazards Outputs and the Z-Map The Master-Slave J-K Flip-Flop Minimization The Use of Modified Flip-Flops Map Factoring Problems Chapter 8. Arithmetic Operations The Shift Register Adders Multiplication DivisionReferencesAppendix A. Design Considerations for R.T.L.Appendix B. An Analysis and Design of a D.T.L. R-S Flip-FlopAppendix C. The Logical Design of a Sequence DetectorIndex