Various Implicants in K-Map
An implicant can be defined as a product/minterm term in Sum of Products (SOP) or sum/maxterm term in Product of Sums (POS) of a Boolean function.
There are various implicant in K-Map listed below :
- Prime Implicant (PI)
- Essential Prime Implicant (EPI)
- Redundant Prime Implicant (RPI)
- Selective Prime Implicant (SPI)
POS and SOP are the types of boolean expression formed according to the given K-Map. POS stands for Product of Sum created by using maxterms and SOP stands for Sum of Product created by using minterms.
Various Implicants in K-Map
Implicant is a product/minterm term in Sum of Products (SOP) or sum/maxterm term in Product of Sums (POS) of a Boolean function. For example, consider a Boolean function, F = AB + ABC + BC. Implicants are AB, ABC, and BC.
In this article, we will explore various implicants in K-Map with examples for better understanding and k-map diagram. Also, we will look into the Boolean expressions formed for each k-map.
Table of Content
- Various Implicants in K-Map
- Prime Implicants
- Essential Prime Implicants
- Redundant Prime Implicants
- Selective Prime Implicants
- Solved Examples
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