in reply to Re: if/unless and chaining
in thread if/unless and chaining
DeMorgan's Law was never fun in circuits (why use NOR, and NAND gates, when they made AND and OR gates)
- NOR and NAND gates are cheaper than OR and AND gates; OR is implemented with a NOR followed by an inverter (NOT), and AND is likewise implemented with a NAND followed by an inverter. This saves on the delay and cost of the extra inverter.
- It is possible to implement any circuit with only using NANDs, or only using NORs. The same can't be said for AND and OR.