Logique séquentielleEn théorie des circuits électroniques, la logique séquentielle est un type de logique dont les résultats ne dépendent pas seulement des données actuellement traitées mais aussi des données traitées précédemment. Elle s'oppose à la logique combinatoire, dont les résultats sont fonction et seulement fonction des données actuellement traitées. En d'autres termes, la logique séquentielle utilise la notion de mémoire de stockage (Bascules, registres, etc.) alors que la logique combinatoire n'en a pas.
Voltage dropIn electronics, voltage drop is the decrease of electric potential along the path of a current flowing in a circuit. Voltage drops in the internal resistance of the source, across conductors, across contacts, and across connectors are undesirable because some of the energy supplied is dissipated. The voltage drop across the load is proportional to the power available to be converted in that load to some other useful form of energy. For example, an electric space heater may have a resistance of ten ohms, and the wires that supply it may have a resistance of 0.
Timing closureThe Timing closure in VLSI design and electronics engineering is the process by which a logic design of a clocked synchronous circuit consisting of primitive elements such as combinatorial logic gates (AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR, etc.) and sequential logic gates (flip flops, latches, memories) is modified to meet its timing requirements. Unlike in a computer program where there is no explicit delay to perform a calculation, logic circuits have intrinsic and well defined delays to propagate inputs to outputs.
