Assignment 17 (Assigned October 11)


1. Give a truth table for the 1-bit maximizer component discussed in the class.

2. Design using the 1-bit maximizer component, a 4-bit maximizer component. Assume the data iputs to the 4-bit maximizer are unsigned integers.

3. Given a supply of 2-to-4 decoders, together with a supply of inverter gates, show how to get a 3-to-8 decoder circuit. Assume each of the 2-to-4 decoders has an ENABLE input (ENABLE = 1 enables the decoder), but you need not include an enable capability on the 3-to-8 circuit.