Full Subtractor | Definition | Circuit Diagram | Truth Table

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Half Subtractor-

 

Before you go through this article, make sure that you have gone through the previous article on Half Subtractor.

 

We have discussed-

  • Half Subtractor is used for the purpose of subtracting two single bit numbers.
  • Half subtractors have no scope of taking into account “Borrow-in” from the previous circuit.
  • To overcome this drawback, full subtractor comes into play.

 

 

In this article, we will discuss about Full Subtractor.

 

Full Subtractor-

 

  • Full Subtractor is a combinational logic circuit.
  • It is used for the purpose of subtracting two single bit numbers.
  • It also takes into consideration borrow of the lower significant stage.
  • Thus, full subtractor has the ability to perform the subtraction of three bits.
  • Full subtractor contains 3 inputs and 2 outputs (Difference and Borrow) as shown-

 

 

Designing a Full Subtractor-

 

Full subtractor is designed in the following steps-

 

Step-01:

 

Identify the input and output variables-

  • Input variables = A, B, Bin (either 0 or 1)
  • Output variables = D, Bout where D = Difference and Bout = Borrow

 

Step-02:

 

Draw the truth table-

 

Inputs
Outputs
A B Bin Bout (Borrow) D (Difference)
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 1 1 1
0 1 0 1 1
0 1 1 1 0
1 0 0 0 1
1 0 1 0 0
1 1 0 0 0
1 1 1 1 1

Truth Table

 

Step-03:

 

Draw K-maps using the above truth table and determine the simplified Boolean expressions-

 

 

Also Read- Full Adder

 

Step-04:

 

Draw the logic diagram.

The implementation of full adder using 1 XOR gate, 3 AND gates, 1 NOT gate and 1 OR gate is as shown below-

 

 

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Full Subtractor | Definition | Circuit Diagram | Truth Table
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Full Subtractor is a combinational logic circuit used for the purpose of subtracting two single bit numbers with a borrow. Full Subtractor Definition, Block Diagram, Truth Table, Circuit Diagram, Logic Diagram, Boolean Expression and Equation are discussed. Full Subtractor overcomes the limitation of Half Subtractor.
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