7.1 Latches
sequential circuit:
a digital circuit whose output depends not only on the present combination of inputs, but also on the history of the circuit.
latch:
a sequential circuit with two inputs called SET and RESET, which make the latch store a logic 0 (reset) or 1 (set) until actively changed.
Chap. 10 - Summary
1. a state machine is a synchronous sequential circuit with a memory section (flip-flops) to hold the present state of the machine and a control section (gates) to determine the machine's next state.
