Abstract :
Abstract—A new method of designing and implementing intrinsically failure-tolerant counters with error-correcting state assignments is proposed. Threshold logic elements are used, and state recovery circuitry is united with the flip-flop input logic. A decimal counter built according to this method requires considerably fewer components and has a lower probability of failure at less cost than a diode logic version.
Keywords :
Index Terms—Counter, failure-tolerant design, error-correcting reliability, state assignment, threshold logic.; Circuit synthesis; Cost function; Counting circuits; Design methodology; Diodes; Equations; Flip-flops; Logic circuits; Logic design; Logic devices; Index Terms—Counter, failure-tolerant design, error-correcting reliability, state assignment, threshold logic.;
