The logic circuit which performs the addition of 2 bits is called Half- Adder. It is a kind of combinational circuit. It contains two binary inputs "augend" and "addend" and two binary outputs Sum and Carry.
Truth table:
Design of Half-Adder:
*formed using tools in simulator.
Full Adder is an arithmetic circuit which performs the arithmetic sum of 3-input bits. It consists of 3 inputs and 2 outputs. One additional input is the Carry bit (C) in which represents the carry from the previous significant position.
Truth table:
*C-Out represents carry output.
Design of Full-Adder using above formed Half-Adder:
*formed using tools in simulator.