what is the main difference between Flipflops and latches?? somebody please answer....

84 Views|Posted 2010-09-15 18:11:01
Asked by Varunhuliyar
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Gopal Sharma
2010-09-15 20:43:45
Dear Varun, Latch is just a unit, that is, a one bit memory storage element and a flip-flop is an assembly of more than one latches and the bit for the flip-flop will be equal to 2^n.

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2010-09-15 19:13:58
Latches are level triggered but flip flops are edge triggered, be it positive or negative edge triggered.. Are you aware that dual edge triggered flip flops exist, the flip flop which triggers on both the edges of the clock signal?

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ganesh mk
2010-09-15 18:26:14
Hi Varun latches and flip-flops are the building blocks of sequential circuits. latch works without clock signal,but works with a control signal and it is level triggered device. whereas flip flop is a 1 bit storage element and works with a clock signal.its a edge triggered device. Latchs: They a

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