The provided circuit diagram depicts a logic gate combination circuit. An analysis of this circuit, step-by-step, will ascertain the output \( Y \) for all possible input combinations of \( A \) and \( B \).
The circuit comprises:
A NOT gate, which inverts the input signal \( B \).
Two AND gates and one OR gate, responsible for signal processing.
The output for each input combination is calculated in the subsequent truth table:
Inputs: \( A = 0 \), \( B = 0 \)
The NOT gate transforms \( B = 0 \) to 1.
The first AND gate receives \( A = 0 \) and NOT \( B = 1 \), yielding \( 0 \cdot 1 = 0 \).
The second AND gate receives \( B = 0 \) (inverted to 1) and \( A = 0 \), yielding 0.
The OR gate combines the outputs 0 and 0, resulting in \( Y = 0 \).
Inputs: \( A = 1 \), \( B = 0 \)
The NOT gate transforms \( B = 0 \) to 1.
The first AND gate receives \( A = 1 \) and NOT \( B = 1 \), yielding \( 1 \cdot 1 = 1 \).
The second AND gate receives \( B = 0 \) (inverted to 1) and \( A = 1 \), yielding 0.
The OR gate combines the outputs 1 and 0, resulting in \( Y = 1 \).
Inputs: \( A = 0 \), \( B = 1 \)
The NOT gate transforms \( B = 1 \) to 0.
The first AND gate receives \( A = 0 \) and NOT \( B = 0 \), yielding 0.
The second AND gate receives \( B = 1 \) (inverted to 0) and \( A = 0 \), yielding \( 0 \cdot 0 = 0 \).
The OR gate combines the outputs 0 and 0, resulting in \( Y = 0 \).
Inputs: \( A = 1 \), \( B = 1 \)
The NOT gate transforms \( B = 1 \) to 0.
The first AND gate receives \( A = 1 \) and NOT \( B = 0 \), yielding 0.
The second AND gate receives \( B = 1 \) (inverted to 0) and \( A = 1 \), yielding \( 1 \cdot 0 = 0 \).
The OR gate combines the outputs 0 and 0, resulting in \( Y = 0 \).