Latch vs flipflop - differences

shivkaran

shivkaran

@shivkaran-4kiQ36 Oct 26, 2024
someone say latch work without clock, some says it is level triggered....lot of confusion..
in interview they said tell something else about latch and flipflop....

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  • Jeffrey Arulraj

    Jeffrey Arulraj

    @jeffrey-xA7lUP Oct 9, 2012

    Latch is a form of Flip flop which does not use the edge of the pulse as triggering center

    It needs a levelled input to trigger

    Whereas a flip flop uses only the edges for triggerring which makes it more advantageous to use it than latch in many applications
  • [Prototype]

    [Prototype]

    @prototype-G9Gn5k Oct 9, 2012

    Flipflop have clock and latch domt have clock. NEVER SAY THAT IF THIS QUESTION IS ASKED!

    Difference is, what Jeffery said, in simple words, flop is edge triggered while latch is level triggered.
  • arunchary

    arunchary

    @arunchary-VtqB3c Oct 10, 2012

    exactly all are above are saying right.latch is level triggered and flipflop is an edge triggered.but both are considered as logical device to implement the task.
  • pratap singh, upendra

    pratap singh, upendra

    @pratap-singh-6xlmve Nov 28, 2012

    to add to the above remember that a latch is the basic structural unit of a rather complex flip flop(just like cells in our body); flip flops with different functionality could be developed by logically connecting latches and then supplying a clock source at the input ends. in addition flip flops can also be level trigered though they are not usually put in that configuration, the reason being that they are sophisticated and require finite timing sequences to change their states.

    every latch is a flip flop but the converse is not true.

    however both remain digital logic implementing circuits/devices
  • solar morpher

    solar morpher

    @solar-morpher-SAx0di Nov 29, 2012

    proffy
    every latch is a flip flop but the converse is not true.

    however both remain digital logic implementing circuits/devices
    Even the forward is not true as every latch is a flip flop until a first transition occurs in the output. But due to races the statement is not widely used. But to an extent we can say it is a reality