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Daniel Strongin 19min read 29 Oct 2020

Logic Gates, Circuits, Processors, Compilers, and Computers — Comprehensive Guide (PDF-ready)

Overview

This long-form guide explains, at depth, the progression from basic logic gates to full computers: fundamental digital logic, combinational and sequential circuits, processor design (from datapath to control), instruction sets and microarchitecture, compilation (parsing to code generation and optimization), operating system basics relevant to processors, and how these pieces integrate into modern computing systems. It’s organized for conversion into a PDF (sectioned, with examples, diagrams, and references). Below is the full structured content outline followed by the developed text for each section.

  • From ISA to Microcode and Control

    Logic gates are used to create digital circuits, which are the building blocks of computing systems.

    • The Control Unit sends a 4-bit opcode 0010 (ADD) to the ALU's opcode input.
    • The ALU's internal multiplexer selects the output of the full adder chain.
    • Inside one full adder, 5 transistors switch on/off to compute 1 XOR 1 = 0, AND = 1 for carry.
    • Within nanoseconds, 64 such adders compute 5 + 7 = 12 in binary (1100).
    • The result is latched into register w10.

    1.3 Derived Gates: NAND, NOR, XOR, XNOR

    • NAND: NOT + AND. Output is 0 only if both are 1. (Crucially: NAND is universal).
    • NOR: NOT + OR. Output is 1 only if both are 0.
    • XOR (Exclusive OR): Output is 1 if A or B are 1, but not both.
    • XNOR: NOT + XOR. Output is 1 if both inputs are equal.

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