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ELECTRONICS FUNDAMENTALS 3
Figure 3.10
A Four-Stage
Synchronous
Counter
FPO
Integrated circuits are Digital electronic systems send and receive signals made up of ones and
ideal for digital circuits zeros in the form of codes. The digital codes represent the information that is
because the digital cir- moved through the digital systems by the digital circuits. Digital systems are
cuits consist of many made up of many identical logic gates and flip-flops interconnected to do the
interconnected identical function required of the system. As a result, digital circuits are ideal for
gates. implementation in integrated circuits (ICs) because all components can be
made at the same time on a small silicon area.
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